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Editorial p. V

H. Talaat

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00382-y

Laser photoacoustic spectroscopy helps fight terrorism: High sensitivity detection of chemical Warfare Agent and explosives p. 1

C. K.N. Patel

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00383-x

Initial heating mechanism of fluids after photoexcitation of molecules in various phases p. 19

M. Terazima

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00384-9

Sensitive solid-state optical sensible materials for photothermal determination of trace metals p. 25

D. A. Nedosekin, N. V. Saranchina, O. V. Mokhova, E. V. Ageeva, N. A. Gavrilenko, M. A. Proskurnin and G. M. Mokrousov

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00385-8

Optical and thermal properties of doped semiconductor p. 29

S. Abroug, F. Saadallah and N. Yacoubi

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00386-7

Photopyroelectric spectroscopy of Sb₂O₃ - ZnO ceramics p. 33

A. Zakaria, Z. Rizwan, M. Hashim, A. Halim Shaari and W. Mohmood Mat Yunus

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00387-6

Photo-acoustic spectroscopy of polymer with infrared free electron laser p. 37

M. Yasumoto, H. Ogawa, N. Sei and K. Yamada

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00388-5

Application of photothermal deflection spectroscopy for the determination of iron(II) with ferrozine with sorption preconcentration on Silufol p. 41

A. D. Khrycheva, D. A. Nedosekin, M. Yu. Kononets, M. A. Proskurnin, S. V. Pakhomova, W. Faubel and S. Heissler

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00389-4

Hidrogeochemical study in South Amazon region using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy p. 45

N. K. Leite, J. G. Santos, R. F. Souza, G. M. Cabianchi, F. O. Xavier, B. M. Gomes, L. B. Silveira, A. C. Oliveira, A. F.R. Rodriguez and P. C. Morais

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00390-y

Study of lanthanide liquid-crystalline complexes by Photoacoustic and luminescence spectroscopy p. 49

Yue-tao Yang, Jun-jia Li, Xiao-jun Liu and Shu-yi Zhang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00391-x

Optoacoustic generation of high frequency sound for 3-D ultrasonic imaging in medicine p. 53

M. O'Donnell, Y. Hou, J.-S. Kim, S. Ashkenazi, S.-W. Huang and L. J. Guo

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00392-9

Photothermal microscopy for studying the role of nano-sized absorbing precursors in laser-induced damage of optical materials p. 59

M. Commandré, J.-Y. Natoli and L. Gallais

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00393-8

Study of the evaporation of thin layers of liquids by photothermal techniques p. 65

P. Martinez-Torres and J. J. Alvarado-Gil

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00394-7

Lateral heat diffusion in layered structures: Theory and photothermal experiments p. 69

D. Fournier and C. Fretigny

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00395-6

Photothermal measurement of thermal diffusivity in carbonyl iron powder suspensions p. 75

R. Medina-Esquivel, J. M. Yáñez-Limón and J. J. Alvarado-Gil

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00396-5

Photothermal measurements in determination of the thermal diffusivity of SiC p. 79

J. Bodzenta, K. Golaszewska, E. Kamińska, A. Kaźmierczak-Balata, A. Piotrowska, M. Pyka and P. Szperlich

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00397-4

Application of the flash method to rods and tubes p. 83

A. Salazar, E. Apiñaniz, M. Massot and A. Oleaga

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00398-3

Thermal conductivity degradation induced by heavy ion irradiation at room temperature in ceramic materials p. 87

S. Gomès, L. David, J.-P. Roger, G. Carlot, D. Fournier, C. Valot and M. Raynaud

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00399-2

Three-dimensional laser-induced thermal and stress analyses in diamond/ZnSe system p. 91

Y. Cheng, J. S. Wang, X. J. Liu and S. Y. Zhang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00400-2

Effect of laser beam size on measurement contrast of thermophysical gradients in layered structures using thermal-wave techniques p. 95

C. Wang, A. Mandelis and Y. Liu

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00401-1

Application of the diffraction theory for photothermal deflection to measurements of thermophysical and mass-diffusion properties of gases p. 99

J. H. Rohling, J. Shen, C. Wang, J. Zhou and C. E. Gu

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00402-0

Lanthanum Deficiency effects on the electrical and thermal properties of La_0.7-x□_xCa_0.3MnO₃ Perovskite Manganite p. 103

G. Taher, K. Imed, Y. Noureddine and C. Abdelwahheb

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00403-y

Determination of thermal conductivity and diffusivity of soaked steels using the “Mirage effect” method p. 107

G. Taher and Y. Noureddine

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00404-x

Photothermal deflection measurement of effective gas diffusion coefficient of a porous medium p. 111

J. H. Rohling, J. Shen, C. Wang, J. Zhou and C. E. Gu

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00405-9

Photopyroelectric measurement of thermal effusivity of liquids by sample's thickness scan p. 115

D. Dadarlat, C. Neamtu, N. Houriez, S. Delenclos, S. Longuemart and A. Hadj Sahraoui

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00406-8

Characterization of continuously inhomogeneous media with arbitrary thermophysical profiles using photothermal technique p. 119

H. Qu, Z. Chen and C. Wangthanks

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00407-7

Characterization of hardened cylindrical samples using photothermal radiometry p. 123

C. Wang and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00408-6

Theoretical analysis of PPE measurements in liquids using a thermal-wave cavity p. 127

A. Matvienko and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00409-5

Dimensionality considerations of thermal transport mechanisms in a Thermal-Wave Cavity p. 131

C. H. Kwan, A. Matvienko and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00410-0

Determination of the thermal diffusivity of pure and doped yttrium orthovanadate by Ångström's method p. 135

J. Bodzenta, A. Kaźmierczak-Bałata, T. Łukasiewicz and M. Pyka

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00411-y

Thermal diffusivity of Zn_1-xBe_xSe crystals and it's correlation with electrical conductivity and optical absorption spectra p. 139

J. Bodzenta, F. Firszt, A. Kaźmierczak-Bałata, M. Pyka, P. Szperlich, M. Szydłowski and J. Zakrzewski

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00412-x

Measurement of textile materials thermal properties p. 143

M. Fournier, T. Duvaut, M. Chirtoc and J. M. Bachmann

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00413-9

Photothermal and micro-thermal characterization of metal coated diamond crystallites p. 147

I. Delgadillo-Holtfort, E. Neubauer, J. S. Antoniow, J. Gibkes, M. Chirtoc, B. K. Bein and J. Pelzl

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00414-8

Thermal characterization of micro-structured NiTi samples by 3ω scanning thermal microscopy p. 151

J. Gibkes, M. Chirtoc, J. S. Antoniow, R. Wernhardt and J. Pelzl

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00415-7

Finite element modeling of laser-induced three-dimensional Transient Thermal Grating in two-layered systems p. 155

J. S. Wang, Y. Cheng, Q. J. Huang, X. J. Liu and S. Y. Zhang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00416-6

Study of gold nanoparticles effect on thermal diffusivity of nanofluids based on various solvents by using thermal lens spectroscopy p. 159

J. L. Jiménez Pérez, R. Gutierrez Fuentes, J. F. Sanchez Ramirez and A. Cruz-Orea

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00417-5

Self-consistent photoacoustic methodologies for thermal effusivity measurements for liquids p. 163

J. A. Balderas-López

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00418-4

Photoacoustic methodologies for thermal diffusivity measurements for highly opaque single-layered materials p. 167

J. A. Baldera-López

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00419-3

Metrological aspects of thermal relaxation technique by radiation loss for volumetric heat capacity measurements p. 171

G. Gutiérrez-Juárez, D. Acosta-Avalos, R. Medina, M. Vargas-Luna and J. J. Alvarado-Gil

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00420-x

Cu-C interface systems evaluated with the help of the thermal wave contrast p. 175

S. Chotikaprakhan, A. Haj-Daoud, D. Dietzel, R. Meckenstock, E. Neubauer, J. Pelzl and B. K. Bein

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00421-9

Photothermal techniques applied to the study of thermal properties in biodegradable films p. 179

E. San Martín-Martínez, M. A. Aguilar-Méndez, A. Cruz-Orea and A. García-Quiroz

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00422-8

Thermal diffusivity of sintered 12CaO×7Al₂O₃ p. 183

P. M. Nikolić, D. T. Luković, S. M. Savić, A. M. Milovanović, S. R. ukić, M. V. Nikolić and B. Stamenović

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00423-7

Photoacoustic characterization of natural mineral pyrite (FeS₂) p. 187

P. M. Nikolić, D. T. Luković, M. V. Nikolić, S. Djurić, S. M. Savić, A. M. Milovanović, S. R. ukić and B. Stamenović

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00424-6

Transient thermal grating analyses of film/substrate structures by eigenfunction expansion method p. 191

Heng-yi Ju, Pao-kuang Kuo and Shu-yi Zhang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00425-5

Thermal characterization of film-on-substrate system by photothermal method and genetic algorithm p. 195

Z. J. Chen, J. W. Fang and S. Y. Zhang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00426-4

Characterization of optical properties of Porous Silicon using Photoacoustic Technique p. 199

S. Abdallah, T. A. El-Brolossy, S. Negm and H. Talaat

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00427-3

Photothermal monitoring of curing in multilayered systems p. 203

M. Zambrano-Arjona, R. A. Medina-Esquivel and J. J. Alvarado-Gil

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00428-2

Lumped oscillations of a nanofilm at adhesion bond p. 207

T. Pezeril, N. Chigarev, D. Mounier, S. Gougeon, P. Ruello, J.-M. Breteau, P. Picart and V. Gusev

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00429-1

Evaluation of elastic properties of nanoporous silicon oxide thin films by picosecond laser ultrasonics p. 211

C. Mechri, P. Ruello, V. Gusev, J. M. Breteau, D. Mounier, M. Henderson, A. Gibaud and S. Dourdain

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00430-8

A search for laser heating of a sonoluminescing bubble p. 215

G. Cao, S. Danworaphong and G. J. Diebold

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00431-7

Pulsed laser photothermal annealing and ablation of plasmonic nanoparticles p. 223

W. Huang and M. A. El-Sayed

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00432-6

Optical reflectometric detection of a three-dimensional acoustic field p. 231

T. Dehoux, N. Chigarev, C. Rossignol and B. Audoin

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00433-5

Diffraction of picosecond bulk longitudinal and shear waves in micron thick films p. 235

B. Audoin, M. Perton, N. Chigarev and C. Rossignol

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00434-4

Influence of the absorbed optical quanta energy on GHz ultrasound generation in GaAs p. 239

E. Morozov, Y. Laamiri, P. Ruello, D. Mounier and V. E. Gusev

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00435-3

Detection of shear picosecond acoustic pulses by transient femtosecond polarimetry p. 243

D. Mounier, E. Morozov, P. Ruello, J.-M. Breteau, P. Picart and V. Gusev

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00436-2

Investigation of interface and surface energy states in semiconductors by PA method p. 247

D. M. Todorović, M. Smiljanić, V. Jović, M. Sarajlić and T. Grozdić

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00437-1

Photoacoustic spectroscopy of surface defects states of semiconductor samples p. 251

M. Maliński, J. Zakrzewski and F. Firszt

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00438-0

Optical characterization of sol gel TiO₂ monoliths doped with Brilliant Green p. 255

S. A. Tomás, O. Zelaya, R. Palomino, R. Lozada, O. García, J. M. Yáñez and A. Ferreira da Silva

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00439-y

Photoacoustic and photothermal radiometry spectra of implanted Si wafers p. 259

D. M. Todorović, M. Pawlak, I. Delgadillo-Holtfort and J. Pelzl

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00440-6

Photoacoustic spectra of Zn_1-xBe_xTe near the energy gap p. 263

D. M. Todorović, J. Zakrzewski, M. Maliński, T. Grozdić and F. Firszt

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-0441-5

Study of Zn_1-x-yBe_xMn_ySe mixed crystals by photothermal method p. 267

J. Zakrzewski, M. Maliński, K. Strzalkowski, F. Firszt, S. Łegowski, H. Męczyńska and A. Marasek

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00442-4

Photocarrier radiometric characterization of electronic transport properties of H⁺ implanted silicon wafers p. 271

C. Wang, A. Mandelis, J. Tolev and J. Meijer

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00443-3

Time-domain modulated free-carrier absorption measurements of recombination process in silicon wafers p. 275

C. Gao, B. Li and X. Zhang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00444-2

Analysis of free carrier absorption measurement of electronic transport properties of silicon wafers p. 279

X. Zhang, B. Li and C. Gao

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00445-1

Noncontact Deep Level Photo-Thermal Spectroscopy of semi-insulating GaAs p. 283

J. Xia and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00446-0

Characterization of nano-depth junctions in silicon by using Photo-Carrier Radiometry (PCR) p. 287

J. A. Garcia, X. Guo, A. Mandelis, D. Shaughnessy, L. Nicolaides and A. Salnik

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00447-y

Application of the temperature distribution formula for the photoacoustic investigations of layer systems p. 291

M. Maliński

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00448-x

Investigation of H⁺ implanted silicon wafers with two-beam cross-modulation photocarrier radiometry p. 295

J. Tolev and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00449-9

Characterization of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films doped with methylene blue and Er³⁺ p. 299

S. A. Tomás, R. Lozada-Morales, O. Portillo, H. Lima-Lima, R. Palomino-Merino and O. Zelaya

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00450-4

Thermal characterization of TiC_xO_y thin films p. 303

A. C. Fernandes, F. Vaz, A. Gören, K. H. Junge, J. Gibkes, B. K. Bein and F. Macedo

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00451-3

The photoacoustic effect from particles and bubbles p. 307

C. Frez and G. J. Diebold

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00452-2

Nonlinear photothermal and photoacoustic processes for crack detection p. 313

G. Grégoire, V. Tournat, D. Mounier and V. E. Gusev

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00453-1

On the non-linear dependence of photocarrier radiometry signals from Si wafers on the intensity of the laser beam p. 317

J. Tolev, A. Mandelis and M. Pawlak

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00454-0

Multi-layer structures described with the help of the superposition of two-layer solutions p. 321

K. H. Junge, J. L. Nzodoum Fotsing, A. Haj-Daoud, J. Gibkes, R. Meckenstock, J. Pelzl and B. K. Bein

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00455-y

Photothermally excited coherent lattice phonon oscillations in plasmonic nanoparticles p. 325

W. Huang and M. A. El-Sayed

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00456-x

The thermal contact problem in nano- and micro-scale photothermal measurements p. 335

J. Pelzl, S. Chotikaprakhan, D. Dietzel, B. K. Bein, E. Neubauer and M. Chirtoc

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00457-9

3ω hot wire method for micro-heat transfer measurements: From anemometry to scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) p. 343

M. Chirtoc and J. F. Henry

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00458-8

AC hot wire measurement of thermophysical properties of nanofluids with 3ω method p. 349

A. Turgut, C. Sauter, M. Chirtoc, J. F. Henry, S. Tavman, I. Tavman and J. Pelzl

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00459-7

Photoacoustic Spectroscopy to determine in vitro the non radiative relaxation time of protoporphyrin IX solution containing gold metallic nanoparticles p. 353

J. L. Jiménez Pérez, A. Cruz-Orea, E. Ramón-Gallegos, R. Gutierrez Fuentes and J. F. Sanchez Ramirez

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00460-2

Photoacoustic investigation of maghemite-based BSA nanocomposite p. 357

L. B. Silveira, J. G. Santos, A. C. Oliveira, B. M. Lacava, A. C. Tedesco and P. C. Morais

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00461-1

Shape and size dependence of the surface plasmon resonance of gold nanoparticles studied by Photoacoustic technique p. 361

T. A. El-Brolossy, T. Abdallah, M. B. Mohamed, S. Abdallah, K. Easawi, S. Negm and H. Talaat

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00462-0

Photoacoustic characterization of optical and thermal properties of CdSe quantum dots p. 365

T. A. El-Brolossy, S. Abdallah, T. Abdallah, M. B. Mohamed, S. Negm and H. Talaat

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00463-y

Photoacoustic spectroscopy characterization of CdSe quantum rods p. 369

T. A. El-Brolossy, S. Abdallah, T. Abdallah, H. Awad, M. B. Mohamed, S. Negm and H. Talaat

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00464-x

Evaluation of effective case depth in heat treated steel products using photothermal radiometry p. 373

C. Wang and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00465-9

Decay time analysis in pulse thermography p. 377

A. Gleiter, C. Spiessberger and G. Busse

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00466-8

Propagation of thermal waves in multilayered cylinders using the thermal quadrupole method p. 383

A. Salazar and R. Celorrio

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00467-7

Free carrier modulation of a sub-bandgap CW laser beam: A Si optoelectronic chopper p. 387

A. Mandelis and J. Tolev

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00468-6

Heat treatment-induced bond layer diffusion and re-crystallization in copper carbon interface systems measured by modulated IR radiometry p. 391

S. Chotikaprakhan, A. Haj-Daoud, E. Neubauer, J. Pelzl, B. K. Bein and R. Meckenstock

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00469-5

Photothermal techniques with a top-hat beam excitation p. 395

B. Li

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00470-0

A new design of the differential photoacoustic gas detector combined with a cantilever microphone p. 401

J. Uotila

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00471-y

Real-time remote temperature and thickness measurement of titanium nitride thin coatings growing on steel using laser thermoreflectance optical thermometer p. 405

Y. Liu and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00472-x

Photoacoustic CO₂ sensor based on a DFB diode laser at 2.7 μm p. 409

M. Wolff, M. Germer, H. G. Groninga and H. Harde

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00473-9

Photothermal radiometry with spherical solids p. 415

C. Wang, Y. Liu, A. Mandelis and J. Shen

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00474-8

Explicit and approximate theories of photothermal deformation in surface thermal lens technique p. 419

H. Hao, B. Li and X. Chen

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00475-7

Surface thermal lens technique with an obliquely-incident probe beam p. 423

B. Li and X. Chen

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00476-6

Lock-in thermographic investigation of probe-sample interaction in scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) p. 427

J. F. Henry, H. Pron and M. Chirtoc

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00477-5

An improved photothermal gas analyser: Monitoring of simultaneous thermal diffusivity and thermal effusivity p. 431

A. P.L. Siqueira, I. A. Esquef, M. G. da Silva, L. C.M. Miranda and H. Vargas

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00478-4

Simultaneous photoacoustic detection of multiple compounds based on orthogonal functions stimulation p. 435

T. Starecki

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00479-3

Photoacoustic signal generation based on self-oscillation method p. 439

T. Borowski and T. Starecki

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00480-x

Fourier-domain methodology for depth-selective photothermoacoustic imaging of tissue chromophores p. 443

S. A. Telenkov and A. Mandelis

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00481-9

Dental biothermophotonics: How photothermal methods are winning the race with X-rays for dental caries diagnostic needs of clinical dentistry p. 449

A. Mandelis, R. Jeon, A. Matvienko, S. H. Abrams and B. T. Amaechi

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00482-8

Geminate recombinations in photolysis of carboxy-hemoglobin studied by photoacoustic calorimetry p. 455

M. Qu, S. Y. Zhang, N. L. Yang, X. J. Shui and J. W. Fang

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00483-7

CO₂ laser-photoacoustic analysis of smoke emitted during minimal invasive electro-knife surgery p. 459

M. Gianella, J. M. Rey, D. Hahnloser and M. W. Sigrist

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00484-6

Dental biothermophotonics: A quantitative photothermal analysis of early dental demineralization p. 463

A. Matvienko, J. Jeon, A. Mandelis, G. Arvizu, A. E. Gomez, S. H. Abrams and B. T. Amaechi

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00485-5

Interproximal dental caries detection using Photothermal Radiometry (PTR) and Modulated Luminescence (LUM) p. 467

R. J. Jeon, A. Matvienko, A. Mandelis, S. H. Abrams, B. T. Amaechi and G. Kulkarni

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00486-4

Characterization of reconstructed human skin using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy p. 471

T. P. Taube, M. B. Puzzi, J. Rehder, A. M. Mansanares, E. C. da Silva, D. Acosta-Avalos and P. R. Barja

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00487-3

In vitro determination of the sun protection factor of sunscreens through photoacoustic spectroscopy: A new approach p. 475

S. L. Oliveira, A. M. Mansanares, E. C. da Silva and P. R. Barja

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00488-2

Photoacoustic study of percutaneous absorption of Carbopol and transdermic gels for topic use in skin p. 479

R. C.P. Rossi, R. F. de Paiva, M. D. da Silva and P. R. Barja

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00489-1

Photoacoustic study of the photostability of sunscreens p. 483

V. M.F.R. da Cruz, D. Acosta-Avalos and P. R. Barja

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00490-8

Photoacoustic study of thermal properties of biological tissues detected by PVDF film transducer p. 487

P. F. Qiu, S. Y. Zhang and X. J. Shui

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00491-7

A calibration technique for frequency domain photothermoacoustics p. 491

G. M. Spirou, A. Mandelis, I. A. Vitkin and W. M. Whelan

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00492-6

Investigation of biophysical characteristics of diabetic living eye tissues using PA-FTIR-spectroscopy p. 497

A. Ayman, M. S. Talaat, S. Negm and H. Talaat

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00493-5

Flow injection thermal lens spectrometric detection of hexavalent chromium p. 503

A. Madžgalj, M. L. Baesso and M. Franko

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00494-4

Trace analysis of pesticides in water using pulsed photoacoustic technique p. 507

F. Hernández-Valle, M. Navarrete, E. V. Mejía and M. Villagrán-Muniz

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00495-3

Thermal diffusivity study of cheese fats by thermal lens detection p. 511

J. L. Jiménez Pérez, E. Rangel Vargas, R. Gutiérrez Fuentes, A. Cruz-Orea and H. Bautista de León

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00496-2

The carotenoid content in seedlings of maize seeds irradiated by a 650 nm diode laser: Qualitative photoacoustic study p. 515

C. Hernández Aguilar, A. C. Carballo, A. Cruz-Orea, R. Ivanov and A. Domínguez-Pacheco

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00497-1

Optical absorption coefficient of laser irradiated wheat seeds determined by photoacoustic spectroscopy p. 519

C. Hernández Aguilar, M. Mezzalama, N. Lozano, A. Cruz-Orea, E. Martínez, R. Ivanov and A. Domínguez-Pacheco

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00498-0

Photoacoustic investigation of copaiba oil p. 523

J. G. Santos, L. B. Silveira, L. Olenka, A. C. Oliveira, A. F.R. Rodriguez, V. Garg, A. C. Bento, R. G. Oliveira and P. C. Morais

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00499-y

Photosynthetic activity and growth analysis of the plant Costus spicatus cultivated under different light conditions p. 527

V. M. Campos, L. A.A.P. Pasin and P. R. Barja

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00500-y

Evaluation of the thermal diffusivity of vegetable oils during frying by Thermal Lens Spectrometry p. 531

S. M. Lima, E. S. Bannwart, R. G. Oliveira, L. H.C. Andrade, P. V. Del Ré, N. Jorge, F. Pedrochi, R. Constantini, A. N. Medina and M. L. Baesso

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00501-x

Analysis of biodiesel and frying vegetable oils by means of FTIR photoacoustic spectroscopy p. 535

S. M. Lima, T. Izida, M. S. Figueiredo, L. H.C. Andrade, P. V. Del Ré, N. Jorge, E. Buba and F. Aristone

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00502-9

Detection of soybean rust contamination in soy leaves by FTIR photoacoustic spectroscopy p. 539

L. H.C. Andrade, P. G. Freitas, B. G. Mantovani, M. S. Figueiredo, R. A. Lima, S. M. Lima, M. A.S. Rangel and R. M. Mussury

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00503-8

Photoacoustic spectroscopy of Baru – Dipteryx alata Vog p. 543

A. F.R. Rodriguez, J. G. Santos, L. B. Silveira, A. C. Oliveira, P. C. Morais and O. A.C. Nunes

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00504-7

Detection of ammonia released from zeolite by the quantum cascade laser based photoacoustic set-up p. 547

M. B. Filho, M. G. da Silva, J. C. Polidoro, F. J. Luna, M. B.M. Monte, A. Miklós, F. Souza-Barros and H. Vargas

Published online: 12 March 2008

DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2008-00505-6

EPJ

The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Volume 153 (January 2008)

Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena

Editorial p. V

Laser photoacoustic spectroscopy helps fight terrorism: High sensitivity detection of chemical Warfare Agent and explosives p. 1

Initial heating mechanism of fluids after photoexcitation of molecules in various phases p. 19

Sensitive solid-state optical sensible materials for photothermal determination of trace metals p. 25

Optical and thermal properties of doped semiconductor p. 29

Photopyroelectric spectroscopy of Sb2O3 - ZnO ceramics p. 33

Photo-acoustic spectroscopy of polymer with infrared free electron laser p. 37

Application of photothermal deflection spectroscopy for the determination of iron(II) with ferrozine with sorption preconcentration on Silufol p. 41

Hidrogeochemical study in South Amazon region using Photoacoustic Spectroscopy p. 45

Study of lanthanide liquid-crystalline complexes by Photoacoustic and luminescence spectroscopy p. 49

Optoacoustic generation of high frequency sound for 3-D ultrasonic imaging in medicine p. 53

Photothermal microscopy for studying the role of nano-sized absorbing precursors in laser-induced damage of optical materials p. 59

Study of the evaporation of thin layers of liquids by photothermal techniques p. 65

Lateral heat diffusion in layered structures: Theory and photothermal experiments p. 69

Photothermal measurement of thermal diffusivity in carbonyl iron powder suspensions p. 75

Photothermal measurements in determination of the thermal diffusivity of SiC p. 79

Application of the flash method to rods and tubes p. 83

Thermal conductivity degradation induced by heavy ion irradiation at room temperature in ceramic materials p. 87

Three-dimensional laser-induced thermal and stress analyses in diamond/ZnSe system p. 91

Effect of laser beam size on measurement contrast of thermophysical gradients in layered structures using thermal-wave techniques p. 95

Application of the diffraction theory for photothermal deflection to measurements of thermophysical and mass-diffusion properties of gases p. 99

Lanthanum Deficiency effects on the electrical and thermal properties of La0.7-x□xCa0.3MnO3 Perovskite Manganite p. 103

Determination of thermal conductivity and diffusivity of soaked steels using the “Mirage effect” method p. 107

Photothermal deflection measurement of effective gas diffusion coefficient of a porous medium p. 111

Photopyroelectric measurement of thermal effusivity of liquids by sample's thickness scan p. 115

Characterization of continuously inhomogeneous media with arbitrary thermophysical profiles using photothermal technique p. 119

Characterization of hardened cylindrical samples using photothermal radiometry p. 123

Theoretical analysis of PPE measurements in liquids using a thermal-wave cavity p. 127

Dimensionality considerations of thermal transport mechanisms in a Thermal-Wave Cavity p. 131

Determination of the thermal diffusivity of pure and doped yttrium orthovanadate by Ångström's method p. 135

Thermal diffusivity of Zn1-xBexSe crystals and it's correlation with electrical conductivity and optical absorption spectra p. 139

Measurement of textile materials thermal properties p. 143

Photothermal and micro-thermal characterization of metal coated diamond crystallites p. 147

Thermal characterization of micro-structured NiTi samples by 3ω scanning thermal microscopy p. 151

Finite element modeling of laser-induced three-dimensional Transient Thermal Grating in two-layered systems p. 155

Study of gold nanoparticles effect on thermal diffusivity of nanofluids based on various solvents by using thermal lens spectroscopy p. 159

Self-consistent photoacoustic methodologies for thermal effusivity measurements for liquids p. 163

Photoacoustic methodologies for thermal diffusivity measurements for highly opaque single-layered materials p. 167

Metrological aspects of thermal relaxation technique by radiation loss for volumetric heat capacity measurements p. 171

Cu-C interface systems evaluated with the help of the thermal wave contrast p. 175

Photothermal techniques applied to the study of thermal properties in biodegradable films p. 179

Thermal diffusivity of sintered 12CaO×7Al2O3 p. 183

Photoacoustic characterization of natural mineral pyrite (FeS2) p. 187

Transient thermal grating analyses of film/substrate structures by eigenfunction expansion method p. 191

Thermal characterization of film-on-substrate system by photothermal method and genetic algorithm p. 195

Characterization of optical properties of Porous Silicon using Photoacoustic Technique p. 199

Photothermal monitoring of curing in multilayered systems p. 203

Lumped oscillations of a nanofilm at adhesion bond p. 207

Evaluation of elastic properties of nanoporous silicon oxide thin films by picosecond laser ultrasonics p. 211

A search for laser heating of a sonoluminescing bubble p. 215

Pulsed laser photothermal annealing and ablation of plasmonic nanoparticles p. 223

Optical reflectometric detection of a three-dimensional acoustic field p. 231

Diffraction of picosecond bulk longitudinal and shear waves in micron thick films p. 235

Influence of the absorbed optical quanta energy on GHz ultrasound generation in GaAs p. 239

Detection of shear picosecond acoustic pulses by transient femtosecond polarimetry p. 243

Investigation of interface and surface energy states in semiconductors by PA method p. 247

Photoacoustic spectroscopy of surface defects states of semiconductor samples p. 251

Optical characterization of sol gel TiO2 monoliths doped with Brilliant Green p. 255

Photoacoustic and photothermal radiometry spectra of implanted Si wafers p. 259

Photoacoustic spectra of Zn1-xBexTe near the energy gap p. 263

Study of Zn1-x-yBexMnySe mixed crystals by photothermal method p. 267

Photocarrier radiometric characterization of electronic transport properties of H+ implanted silicon wafers p. 271

Time-domain modulated free-carrier absorption measurements of recombination process in silicon wafers p. 275

Analysis of free carrier absorption measurement of electronic transport properties of silicon wafers p. 279

Noncontact Deep Level Photo-Thermal Spectroscopy of semi-insulating GaAs p. 283

Characterization of nano-depth junctions in silicon by using Photo-Carrier Radiometry (PCR) p. 287

Application of the temperature distribution formula for the photoacoustic investigations of layer systems p. 291

Investigation of H+ implanted silicon wafers with two-beam cross-modulation photocarrier radiometry p. 295

Characterization of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films doped with methylene blue and Er3+ p. 299

Thermal characterization of TiCxOy thin films p. 303

The photoacoustic effect from particles and bubbles p. 307

Nonlinear photothermal and photoacoustic processes for crack detection p. 313

On the non-linear dependence of photocarrier radiometry signals from Si wafers on the intensity of the laser beam p. 317

Multi-layer structures described with the help of the superposition of two-layer solutions p. 321

Photothermally excited coherent lattice phonon oscillations in plasmonic nanoparticles p. 325

The thermal contact problem in nano- and micro-scale photothermal measurements p. 335

Photopyroelectric spectroscopy of Sb₂O₃ - ZnO ceramics p. 33

Lanthanum Deficiency effects on the electrical and thermal properties of La_0.7-x□_xCa_0.3MnO₃ Perovskite Manganite p. 103

Thermal diffusivity of Zn_1-xBe_xSe crystals and it's correlation with electrical conductivity and optical absorption spectra p. 139

Thermal diffusivity of sintered 12CaO×7Al₂O₃ p. 183

Photoacoustic characterization of natural mineral pyrite (FeS₂) p. 187

Optical characterization of sol gel TiO₂ monoliths doped with Brilliant Green p. 255

Photoacoustic spectra of Zn_1-xBe_xTe near the energy gap p. 263

Study of Zn_1-x-yBe_xMn_ySe mixed crystals by photothermal method p. 267

Photocarrier radiometric characterization of electronic transport properties of H⁺ implanted silicon wafers p. 271

Investigation of H⁺ implanted silicon wafers with two-beam cross-modulation photocarrier radiometry p. 295

Characterization of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films doped with methylene blue and Er³⁺ p. 299

Thermal characterization of TiC_xO_y thin films p. 303

Photoacoustic CO₂ sensor based on a DFB diode laser at 2.7 μm p. 409

CO₂ laser-photoacoustic analysis of smoke emitted during minimal invasive electro-knife surgery p. 459