Journal Published Online: 01 July 1991
Volume 19, Issue 4

Physical Acoustics: Vol. 18

CODEN: JTEVAB

Abstract

It has been known for the more than a beam of light striking a material generates vibrations and acoustic waves in it. The common focus of this book is a review of the physics, measurement techniques and applications of recent developments of this phenomenon. Today, pulsed or modulated beams of lights or other radiations incident on a specimen are used to excite thermal or acoustic waves in the materials. In photothermal measurements the signals are detected by a sensor at the surface of the material, while in photoacoustic measurements the signals are detected by a sensitive microphone in the gas surrounding a specimen. The analysis of such thermally generated signals can be used to investigate the nature of the source, the material in the region of the source, or the material between the source and detector.

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Sachse, W
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Stock #: JTE12582J
ISSN: 0090-3973
DOI: 10.1520/JTE12582J