Ultrasensitive Laser Spectroscopy

List of Contributors

Preface


1 Photoacoustics: Spectroscopy and Other Applications

I. Introduction

II. PA Spectroscopy in Gases

III. PA Spectroscopy in Condensed Matter

IV. PA Monitoring of Deexcitations

V. PA Probing of Physical Properties

VI. Phenomena Closely Related to the PA Effect

VII. Conclusions

References


2 One-Photon and Two-Photon Excitation Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. Excitation Spectroscopy

III. Recent Applications

References


3 The Thermal Lens in Absorption Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. The Photothermal Lens

III. The Extracavity Thermal Lens Technique of Hu and Whinnery

IV. The Dual-Beam Thermal Lens Technique

V. Creation of a Thermal Lens by a Pulsed Laser

VI. Conclusion

References


4 Laser Ionization Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry

I. Introduction

II. Experimental Considerations

III. Dynamics of Resonant Multiphoton Ionization

IV. Spectroscopic Applications

V. Laser Ionization-Fragmentation Mechanisms

VI. Experimental Analysis of Laser Ionization-Fragmentation Mechanisms

VII. Laser Ionization as an Analytical Tool

VIII. Concluding Remarks

References


5 Optical-Phase-Shift Methods for Absorption Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. Sources of Phase Shift

III. Effect of Index and Absorption Changes

IV. Detection Limits

V. Experimental Methods

VI. Effects of Thermal Gradients

VII. Conclusion

References


6 Laser Intracavity-Enhanced Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. Experimental Methods

III. Conclusions

References


7 Analytical Applications of Laser Absorption and Emission Spectroscopy

I. Introduction

II. Absorption Spectroscopy

III. Fluorescence Spectroscopy

References

Index