Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena II, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990 Proceedings of the 6th International Topical Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, July 31–August 3, 1989 Springer Series in Optical Sciences Series, Vol. 62

Photothermal science continues to be an area of rapid development and active investigation, as is demonstrated by this volume. The various contributions present fundamental research in materials science, physics, chemistry, biology, and medicine, as well as important applications of photothermal techniques in nondestructive evaluation, aeronomy and pollution control, and other areas. The topics treated include measurements of spectral properties of gases, the theory of thermally generated elastic waves, a method of monitoring local surface displacements, materials characterization and nondestructive evaluation of materials, studies of the dynamics of primary photophysical processes, fast energy exchange at surfaces and at interfaces (e.g. in medicine and photobiology), thermal EXAFS and XANES applied to metals and semiconductors, and imaging of magnetic materials using microwave sources.

I Imaging and Characterization.- II Nondestructive Evaluation and Layered Systems.- III Thin Films.- IV Semiconductors.- V High-Temperature Superconductors.- VI Nonoptical Excitation Sources.- VII Thermoelasticity.- VIII Thermal Properties and Phase Transitions.- IX Weakly Absorbing Systems.- X Photochemistry.- XI Biology and Medicine.- XII Techniques and Instrumentation.- Index of Contributors.