Analytical Sciences


Table of Contents − Volume 17, Number special (2001)

Proceedings of 11th International Conference of Photothermal and Photoacoustic Phenomena
Kyoto, Japan, June 25-29, 2000
Preface
T. Sawada
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), preface.

Historical Lecture

Reflections of a Thermal Wave Imager: Two Decades of Research in Photoacoustics and Photothermal Phenomena
R. L. Thomas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s1.

Prenary Lecture

Novel Lock-In Waveform Technique for Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Dynamic-Range Enhancement in Highly Noised Photothermal Experiments
Andreas Mandelis, Stefano Paoloni and Lena Nicolaides
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s5.

Linear and Nonlinear Elastic Surface Waves: From Seismic Waves to Materials Science
Andrea Frass, Gottfried lehmann, Alexey Lomonosov and Peter Hess
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s9.

Spectroscopy and Photochemistry

Enthalpy and Volume Changes on the pH Jump Process Studied by the Transient Grating Technique
Jungkwon Choi, Noboru Hirota and Masahide Terazima
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s13.

Characterization of two-photon processes by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
Eugenio Cantelar, Roberto E. Di Paolo, Jorge O. Tocho and Fernando Cussó
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s16.

The Determination of Parameters of Analytical Reactions by Thermal Lensing
Mikhail A. Proskurnin, Valerii V. Chernysh, Mikhail Yu. Kononets, Svetlana V. Pakhomova and Vera V. Kuznetsova
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s19.

Application of Stepwise Two-Color Excitation Time-Resolved Thermal Lensing Technique to the Study on Excited 2-Methylbenzophenone Enols
Tadashi Suzuki and Teijiro Ichimura
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s23.

Nonradiative Processes of Excited Arylmethyl Radicals Studied by Using Two-Color Laser Excitation Thermal Lensing Technique
Mika Nagano, Tadashi Suzuki and Teijiro Ichimura
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s26.

A simple model for the dynamics of photosynthesis
Marcelo Shoey de Oliveira Massunaga, Carlos Eduardo Novo Gatts, Affonso Guidão Gomes, and Helion Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s29.

Carrier Concentration Dependence of Photoacoustic Spectra of n-type Silicon by Microphone and Piezoelectric Transducer Methods
Hiroshi Kuwahata, Nobuo Muto, and Fumiya Uehara
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s31.

Transient state model of optical saturation of pulsed photothermal signals with broadband laser excitation
B. C. Li and R. Gupta
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s35.

Program RELIP for photo-acoustic data analysis
Mikhail Yu. Kataev and Olga Yu. Nikiforova
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s39.

Photoacoustic Spectra of Mixed Ceramics of Al2O3 and Cr2O3
Taro Toyoda, Hirohide Yamamoto, Masami Togashi, and Qing Shen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s43.

Photoacoustic Spectra of Low-Dimensional Magnet of VOMoO4
Taro Toyoda, Qing Shen, and Ikuyo Shiozaki
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s47.

Radiationless Processes of N,N-dimethylaniline Derivatives in Solution. Time-resolved Optoacoustic Studies
Seiji Tobita, Rie Kamiyama, Kazuyuki Takehira, Toshitada Yoshihara, Shigeyoshi Yotoriyama, and Haruo Shizuk
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s50.

PA and PT Imaging and Microscopy

New developments in thermal wave microscopy
Josef Pelzl, Jochen Bolte, Frank Niebisch, Dirk Dietzel and Hans-Helmar Althaus
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s53.

Characterization of ferroelectric domains by the use of scanning near-field acoustic microscopies
X. X. Liu, R. Heiderhoff, H. P. Abicht, and L. J. Balk
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s57.

Imaging Pitting Corrosion produced in Salt-Alcohol Aqueous Solution by Photoacoustic Microscopy
Yoichiro Hiwatashi, Haruo Endoh and Tsutomu Hoshimiya
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s61.

Scanning Electron-Beam Dielectric Microscopy for the Temperature Coefficient Distribution of Dielectric Ceramics
Yasuo Cho, Osamu Jintsugawa, Akira Satoh, Horoyuki Odagawa and Kazuhiko Yamanouchi
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s63.

Quantitative thermal imaging with CCD array coupled to an heterodyne multichannel lock-in detection
S. Grauby, G. Tessier, V. Rachet, S. Holé, and D. Fournier
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s67.

Combined electrical and optical heating in thermal wave microscopy of semiconductor devices
D. Dietzel, H. Roecken, C. Crell, B. K. Bein and J. Pelzl
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s70.

Contrast and sensitivity enhancement in Photothermal Reflectance Microscopy through the use of specific probing wavelengths: applications to microelectronics
Jerias A. Batista, Douglas Takeuti, Antonio M. Mansanares and Edson C. da Silva
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s73.

Optothermal interference technique applied to the investigation of transparent layered structures
Jerias A. Batista, Antonio M. Mansanares, Edson C. da Silva, Célio C. Vaz and Luiz C. M. Miranda
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s76.

Thermophysical Properties and Characterization of Materials

Photopyroelectric ac calorimetric investigation of phase transition lines in liquid crystal mixtures
Jan Caerels, Christ Glorieux and Jan Thoen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s81.

Thermal characterization of nonhomogeneous materials
M. Bertolotti, R. Li Voti, G. L. Liakhou, S. Paoloni and C. Sibilia
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s85.

Photothermal Radiometry of Thermal Sprayed Coatings: Novel Roughness Elimination Methodology
Jose A. Garcia, Lena Nicolaides, Peter Park, Andreas Mandelis, and B. Farahkbahsh
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s89.

A Practical Method for Measuring Thickness Using a Pulsed Ring Heat Source
Zhong Ouyang, L.D. Favro, and R.L. Thomas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s93.

Novel results on collinear mirage deflection
Agustin Salazar, Milen Gateshki, Gerardo Gutiérez-Juárez and Agustin Sánchez-Lavega
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s95.

Photopyroelectric Determination of Thermal Parameters across p Transition in Pb Doped Ge-Se Glasses
Jacob Philip, Ravindran Rajesh and Preethy C. Menon
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s99.

Thermal lens versus DSC measurements for glass transition analysis of polymer
J. H. Rohling, A. N. Medina, J. R. D. Pereira, A. F. Rubiraa, A. C. Bento, L. C. M. Miranda and M. L. Baesso
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s103.

Temperature dependence of thermo-optical properties of optical glasses determined by Thermal Lens Spectrometry
M. L. Baesso, E. Pelisson, J. H. Rohling, A. N. Medina, A. C. Bento, L. C. M. Miranda, S. M. Lima, J. A. Sampaio and T. Catunda
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s106.

Direct Determination of Thermal Conductivity of Solids and Liquids at Very Low Frequencies Using the Photopyroelectric Method
Stijn Pittois, Mihai Chirtoc, Christ Glorieux, Wouter Van den Bril and Jan Thoen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s110.

Precise measurements of Thermal Diffusivity by Photothermal Radiometry for Semi-infinite Targets using Accurately Determined Boundary Conditions
Christophe Martinsons, Andrew Levick and Gordon Edwards
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s114.

Effect of Beam Waist on Shock Properties of Laser-Induced Plasmas in Air by the Photoacoustic Probe Beam Deflection Method
Rafael Navarro-Gonzárez and Mayo Villagrá-Muniz
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s118.

Thermal Stability and Phase Transition by Photoacoustic Signal Analysis
Rosalba Castaneda-Guzmán, Santiago J. Peréz-Ruiz, Mayo Villagrá-Muniz and José M. Saniger-Blesa
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s122.

Thermal Diffusivity Measurement of High-Conducting Solids by the Method of Transient Gratings
Eugeny V. Ivakin and Alexander S. Rubanov
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s126.

Photoacoustic Study of Zn1-xBexTe Mixed Crystals
Franciszek Firszt, Stanis/law Legowski, Hanna Meczynska, Jacek Szatkowski and Jacek Zakrzewski
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s129.

Determination of the Optical Absorption Coefficient of Zn1-x-yBexMgySe Mixed Crystals from the PAS Experiments − Improved Approach
Miroslaw Malinski, Leszek Bychto, Franciszek Firszt, Jacek Szatkowski, Jacek Zakrzewski
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s133.

Thermoelastic and Electronic Deformation Components of Photoacoustic Signal in Two-layer System
D. M. Todorović P. M. Nikolić A. I. Bojićić, D. G. Vasiljević-Radović and K. T. Radulović
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s137.

Photothermal Dynamic Elastic Bending Method
Dragan M. Todorović
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s141.

Some Thermal and Electronic Transport Properties of YBa2Cu3O7-x Obtained by the Photoacoustic Method
Pantelija M. Nikolić, Dana Vasiljević-Radović, Dragan M. Todorović, Stevan Vujatović, Katarina Radulović, Dragan Urošević, Stevan Đurić, Vladimir Blagojević, Pene Mihajlović, Jovan Elazar
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s145.

Photoacoustic Investigation of Anisotropic Thermal and Transport Properties of Single Crystal InBi
Pantelija M. Nikolić, Dragan M. Todorović, Dana Vasiljević-Radović, Stevan Vujatović, Katarina Radulović, Stevan Đurić, Vladimir Blagojević, Dragan Urošević, Pene Mihajlović, Jovan Elazar
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s148.

Anisotropy in Thermal Properties of Single Crystal Quartz Obtained by the Photoacoustic Method
Pantelija M. Nikolić, Dragan Šćepanović, Dragan M. Todorović, Dana Vasiljević-Radović, Katarina Radulović, Stevan Đurić, Dragan Urošević, Vladimir Blagojević, Pene Mihajlović, Radomir Petrović
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s151.

Measurement of Thermal Diffusivity of Semi-transparent Thin Plate by Phtoacoustic Method
Atsumasa Yoshida, Hideo Nogami, Takahiro Kurita and Seiichi Washi
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s154.

Correlation between hardness and thermal diffusivity
D. Fournier, JP Roger, A. Bellouati, C. Boué, H. Stamm and F. Lakestani
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s158.

A new calibration procedure for the determination of thermal parameters and their temperature dependence using the photopyroelectric method
S. Delenclos, M. Chirtoc, A. Hadj Sahraoui, C. Kolinsky and J.M. Buisin
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s161.

Photothermal Steel Hardness Measurements − Results and Perspectives
H.G.Walther, D.Fournier, J.C.Krapez, M.Luukkala, B.Schmitz, C.Sibilia, H.Stamm and J.Thoen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s165.

Local and depth resolved photothermal characterization of NiTi shape memory alloys
Dirk Dietzel, Isabel Delgadillo-Holtfort, Michael Kaack, Jgen Gibkes, Bruno K. Bein, Josef Pelzl
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s169.

Simultaneous determination of the thermal properties for liquid and pasty materials from photopyroeletric measurements
J. de R. Pereira, E. C. da Silva, A. M. Mansanares and L. C. M. Miranda
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s172.

Inversion in the change of the refractive index near the nematic-isotropic phase transition in lyotropic liquid crystal
J. R. D. Pereira, A. J. Palangana, A. M. Mansanares, E. C. da Silva, A. C. Bento and M. L. Baesso
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s175.

Thermal Diffusivity Measurements for Two Media Systems with Thermal Lens Technique in the Two Lasers Mismatched Mode
Jesú Bernal-Alvarado, Roberto D. Pereira, Antonio M. Mansanares and Edson C. da Silva
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s178.

Accuracy of the Thermal Diffusivity Estimation of Layered Materials
Libor Vozár and Wolfgang Hohenauer
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s181.

Comparative Study of Coating Thickness Determination in Packaging Composite Materials Using Photothermal Radiometry, Photoacoustic and Photopyroelectric methods
M. Chirtoc, J. Gibkes, H.G.Walther, A. Christ, J.S. Antoniow, D. Bicanic, Z. Bozoki, G. Szabo, B. Bein, J. Pelzl, M. Kleebauer, H. Bader and M. Marinelli
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s185.

Thermophysical properties of fibre-reinforced materials at high temperatures
D. Dietzel, A. Haj-Daoud, K. Simon, B.K. Bein, J.Pelzl
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s189.

Nondestructive evaluation of the thermal properties of Palladium-Hydrogen compounds by photothermal techniques
M. Bertolotti, R. Li Voti, G. L. Liakhou, S. Paoloni, C. Sibilia, V. Violante
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s193.

Laser Ultrasonics

Heat Transport in Nano-Environments Adjacent to Metal-Liquid Interfaces: Ultrafast Photothermal Study
Akira Harata, Jyunya Taura, and Takeharu Sugiyama
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s197.

Investigation on Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation in ZrO2/Al-Si Fabricated by in-situ Reaction Method
Zhong-hua Shen, Xiao-rong Zhang, Shu-yi Zhang, Fei-fei Zhang, and Ming Zhou
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s201.

Theoretical Study on Surface Acoustic Wave Generated by a Laser Pulse in Solids
Zhong-hua Shen, Shu-yi Zhang and Jian-chun Cheng
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s204.

Non-destructive Characterization of Laminated Composite Films by Laser Ultrasonic Technique
Fei-fei Zhang, Wei-hua Xu, Yi Hong, Shu-yi Zhang1, and Hans Coufal
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s208.

Laser Ultrasound Characterization of Nanophase TiO2 Ceramic Films Sputtered on Si Substrate
X. R. Zhang, Z. H. Shen, F. F. Zhang, G. H. Li, L. D. Zhang
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s212.

Theory of Detection of Shear Strain Pulses with Laser Picosecond Acoustics
Osamu Matsuda and Oliver B. Wright
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s216.

Precise Sound Velocity Measurement by Laser Ultrasound and Its Application to Temperature Measurement of Solid Materials
Youichi Matsuda, Hidetoshi Nakano and Satoshi Nagai
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s219.

Time Resolved Aspects of Pulsed Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
Yaochun Shen, Stephen Spiers and Hugh A. MacKenzie
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s221.

Laser Ultrasound Velocity of material with a surface coating layer
X. R. Zhang, F. F. Zhang and Z. H. Shen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s223.

Ultrafast PA and PT Phenomena

Diffractive Optics Based Nonlinear Optical Studies of Protein Motions: From Inertial Collective Modes to "Protein Quakes"
Gami Dadusc, Una Marvet, Jennifer Ogilvie and R. J. Dwayne Miller
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s227.

Rate Limitation of Photothermal Effect in Solution
Ryoji Miyata and Masahide Terazima
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s231.

Energy Dissipation Process of Photo-excited Charge Transfer Complexes in Fluids Studied by the Transient Grating Method
Naotaka Saga, Yoshifumi Kimura, Masahide Terazima and Noboru Hirota
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s234.

Ultrafast Relaxation at Electrochemical Interfaces of Alkanethiol-Modified Gold Electrodes
Takeharu Sugiyama, Toshio Ishioka and Akira Harata
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s237.

Ultrafast Dynamics of CdSxSe1-x Nanocrystals Doped in Glasses Studied by Ultrafast Transient Lensing Effect
Qing Shen, Taro Toyoda, Yasushi Hirose, Kenji Katayama, Hiroharu Yui, Masanori Fujinami, Tsuguo Sawada and Akira Harata
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s241.

Picosecond Ultrasonics Study of Periodic Multilayers
Clement Rossignol and Bernard Perrin
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s245.

The Photoacoustic Effect Generated by Heat Diffusion
Irio G. Calasso, Walter Craig and Gerald J. Diebold
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s249.

Direct measurement of non-equilibrium carrier diffusion at a Si surface
Yohei Inagaki, Kenji Katayama, Masanori Fujinami, and Tsuguo Sawada
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s251.

Detection using transient reflecting grating spectroscopy for the ultrafast interaction between photoexcited electrons and adsorbed molecules at a gold surface
Kohei Shibamoto, Kenji Katayama, Masanori Fujinami and Tsuguo Sawada
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s255.

Electronic and Optical Materials, Thin Films and Devices

Effect of Size Confinement on Photoacoustic Spectra and Photothermal Response of CdSxSe1-x (0≤x≤1) Nanocrystals in a Glass Matrix
Taro Toyoda and Qing Shen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s259.

Microelectronic Circuit Characterization via Photothermal Radiometry of Scribeline Recombination Lifetime
M. E. Rodriguez, A. Mandelis, G. Pan, J. A. Garcia, and Y. Riopel
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s262.

Minority Carrier Lifetime and Iron Concentration Measurements on p-Si wafers by Infrared Photothermal Radiometry and Microwave Photoconductance Decay
Andreas Mandelis, Mario E. Rodriguez, Jose A. Garcia, V. Gorodokin and Y. Raskin
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s265.

Combined Photothermal and Photoacoustic Characterization of Silicon-Epoxy, and the existence of a Particle Percolation Threshold
P. J. Mendoza, A. Mandelis, L. Nicolaides, J. Huerta and M. E. Rodríguez
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s269.

Photothermal Radiometric Frequency-Swept Studies of Kinetics Process In P-Si Wafer
Mario E. Rodriguez, Andreas Mandelis, P. J. Mendoza, Jose Garcia
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s273.

Photothermal characterization of B-implanted Si (shallow) Samples
M. E. Rodriguez1, A. Mandelis, F. Rabago and L. Nicolaides
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s277.

Characterization of Optical and Thermal Properties of Porous Silicon Using Photoacoustic Technique
Qing Shen, Tetsuharu Takahashi and Taro Toyoda
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s281.

Influence of carrier recombination on the thermodiffusion, thermoelastic and electronic strain photoacoustic signal generation mechanisms in semiconductors
E. Marin, I. Riech, P. Diaz and H. Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s284.

On the surface characterization in semiconductor structures using the photoacoustic technique
E.Marín, I. Riech, P. Díaz and H. Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s288.

Theory of Photoacoustic Effect in Metal-Semiconductor System
D. M. Todorović and M. Smiljanic
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s291.

Investigation of Ion-Modificated Silicon by Photoacoustic Frequency Transmission Technique
D. M. Todorović, P. M. Nikolić, A. I. Bojićić, J. Elazar, M. Smiljanić, R. Petrović, D. G. Vasiljević-Radović, K. T. Radulović
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s295.

Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of CuInS2 Crystals Using Tunable Laser Excitation
Kazuki Wakita, Naoji Nakayama, Michiaki Matsuo and Nobuyuki Yamamoto
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s299.

Photoinduced effects on infrared and near infrared absorption of amorphous and microcrystalline Si measured by photothermal bending spectroscopy
Junichi Kitao, Yohsuke Kasuya, Toshie Kunii, Norimitsu Yoshida and Shuichi Nonomura
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s302.

Acoustic Fiber-Optic Modulators: Analysis
Mitsuteru Kimura, Igor G. Voitenko and Victor E. Samsonov
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s305.

Photoacoustic Spectroscopy of Semiconductor Powders and Thin Films
Jesús Bernal-Alvarado and Miguel Vargas-Luna
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s309.

Photothermal processes of wide-bandgap semiconductors probed by the transient grating method
Koichi Okamoto, Yoichi Kawakami, Shigeo Fujita and Masahide Terazima
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s312.

Biological and Medical Applications

Study on photodissociation of carboxymyoglobin by the transient grating and photoacoustic methods
Masaaki Sakakura, Noboru Hirota, Kazunobu Konishi, Isao Morishima, Masahide Terazim
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s317.

The Structural Change and Energy Dynamics in the Photocycle of Photoactive yellow protein (PYP)
Kan Takeshita, Noboru Hirota, Yasushi Imamoto, Mikio Kataoka, Fumio Tokunaga, and Masahide Terazima
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s320.

The Energy and Dynamics of Photoreaction Intermediates of Octopus Rhodopsin Studied by the Transient Grating Method
Yoshinori Nishioku, Noboru Hirota, Masashi Nakagawa, Motoyuki Tsuda, Masahide Terazima
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s323.

Analytical and Experimental Aspects of Optical Property Determination of Turbid Media using Frequency-Domain PTR
Lena Nicolaides, Yan Chen, Andreas Mandelis and I. Alex Vitkin
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s326.

Dental Dynamic Diagnostics using Simultaneous Frequency-domain PTR and Laser Luminescence
Lena Nicolaides, Chris Feng, Andreas Mandelis and Stephen H. Abrams
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s330.

Photosynthetic Activity from Different Depths of a Leaf by Measuring the in vivo Photoacoustic Signal with Light of Different Color, Intensity and Modulation Frequency
Claus Buschmann
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s334.

Phase Transitions in Amylose and Amylopectin Under the Influence of Ca(OH)2 in Aqueous Solution
José Luis Fernández-Muñoz, Orlando Zelaya-Angel, Alfredo Cruz-Orea and Feliciano Sánchez-Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s338.

aliSpectroscopic Study of Water-Keratin Interactions in Stratum Corneumgn
Xinxin Guo, Robert E. Imhof and Jean de Rigal
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s342.

Opto-thermal Measurement of Barrier Cream Residence Time on Skin In-vivo
Xinxin Guo, Lorelai I. Ciortea, Robert P. Chilcott, Robert E. Imhof and Perry Xiao
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s346.

In-Vivo Transdermal Drug Diffusion Depth Profiling − A New Approach to Opto-Thermal Signal Analysis
Peng Xiao, Judith A. Cowen, Robert E. Imhof
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s349.

Opto-thermal Measurement of Stratum Corneum Renewal Time
J A Cowen, R E Imhof and P Xiao
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s353.

Measurement of Thermal Diffusivity of Bone, Hydroxyapatite and Metals for Biomedical Application
Gabriel Pena Rodríguez, Antonio Calderón Arenas, Rocío A. Muñoz Hernández, Suren Stolik, Alfredo Cruz Orea and Feliciano Sánchez Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s357.

Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Applied to the Study of Protoporphyrin IX Induced in Mic
Eva Ramón-Gallegos, Suren Stolik, Cristina Ponce-Parra, Guadalupe López-Bueno, Aura J. Perez-Zapata, Antonio Calderón, Rocío A. Muñoz-Hernández, Alfredo Cruz-Orea and Feliciano Sánchez-Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s361.

Photoacoustic measurement of ethylene as a real time biomarker of lipid peroxidation processes in mice
Suren Stolik, Eva Ramón-Gallegos, Mario Pacheco, Sergio A. Tomás, Alfredo Cruz-Orea, Aura J. Peréz-Zapata, Ralph Gaebler and Feliciano Sánchez-Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s365.

Fibre-Optic Hand Held Probe For Opto-Thermal In-vivo Skin Measurements
Flavius C. Pascut, Peng Xiao, Donald G. O'Driscoll, Abraham Katzir, Israel Gannot, Natan Croitoru, Ioan Notingher and Robert E. Imhof
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s368.

Drug penetration into a membrane investigated by photoacoustic and FTIR-ATR spectroscopy
Andreas Christ and Janusz Szurkowski, Bui Duc Hanh, Siegfried Wartewig, Malgorzata Kopycinska, Reinhard H. H. Neubert and Ulrich Cobet
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s371.

Photoacoustic Spectroscopy Applied to the Study of Protoporphyrin IX Induced in Mice
Eva Ramón-Gallegos, Suren Stolik, Cristina Ponce-Parra, Guadalupe López-Bueno, Aura J. Peréz-Zapata, Antonio Calderón, Rocío A. Muz-Hernádez, Alfredo Cruz-Orea and Feliciano Sánchez-Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s374.

Nonlinear Phenomena and Methodology

Depth profilomerty of hardened steels by Gaussian elimination of roughness
Lena Nicolaides, Andreas Mandelis and Clare J. Beingessner
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s383.

Crystallinity changes evidence in modified and dyed Poly(ethylene terephthalate) films monitored by photothermal method
L. Olenka, É. N. da Silva, W. L. F. dos Santos, A. F. Rubira, E. C. Munizb, A. N. Medina, L. P. Cardoso, M. L. Baesso, L. C. M. Miranda and A. C. Bentoa
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s387.

Depth Profile Reconstruction of Thermal Relaxation Time
Yue-kai Lu, Shu-yi Zhang and Qin-biao Zhou
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s390.

Opto-Thermal Inverse Modelling Using a Maximum Entropy Approach
Peng Xiao, Steve F. Gull and Robert E. Imhof
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s394.

Neural network photothermal depth profiling of a heat source distribution. application to water migration in starch sheets
Christ Glorieux, Jean Sthane Antoniow, Mihai Chirtoc, Ileana Chirtoc and Jan Thoen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s398.

Depth Profiling Based on Laterally Resolved Photothermal Measurements
Heinz-Guenter Walther and Vladislav Aleshin
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s402.

Photothermal depth profiling in the presence of lateral heat flow effects
S.Paoloni, P.Mayr, C.Glorieux, R.Li Voti1, H.Bentefour and J.Thoen
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s406.

Use of the Genetic Algorithms in the Photothermal Depth Profiling
Roberto Li Voti, Cristiano Melchiorri, Concita Sibilia and Mario Bertolotti
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s410.

Photothermal depth profiling by Thermal Wave Backscattering Theory
R. Li Voti, G. L. Liakhou, S. Paoloni, C. Sibilia and M. Bertolotti
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s414.

Effusivity depth profiling from pulsed radiometry data: comparison of different reconstruction algorithms
Jean-Claude Krapez and Roberto Li Voti
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s417.

Industrial Applications

Laser Bending of Ceramics and Application to Manufacture Magnetic Head Sliders in Disk Drives
Andrew C. Tam, Chie C. Poon, and Linden Crawforth
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s419.

Opto-thermal Moisture Measurement in Paint Coatings
Xinxin Guo, Robert E. Imhof and Pascal
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s422.

Photoacoustic investigation of contaminated working fluids
Jerzy Motylewski, Bogdan Wislicki, Kazimierz Krawczyk, Elbieta Kotlicka
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s425.

Frequency Selective Radiometric Characterization of Steel
Heinz Guenter Walther, Maria Cristina Larciprete, Peter Mayr, Stefano Paoloni, and Bernhard Schmitz
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s428.

Optimized temporal excitation profiles in active thermography
Udo Netzelmann
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s432.

Photothermal gas detection by thermal modulation of an ultrasonic resonator
Oscar Oehler
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s436.

A Fibre-Optic Based Laser Absorption Radiation Thermometry (LART) Instrument for Surface Temperature Measurement
Andrew Levick and Gordon Edwards
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s438.

New Instruments and Methodology

New calibration procedure for absolute temperature measurement on electronic devices, by means of thermoreflectance technique
Emmanuel Schaub
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s443.

Technique, Application and Noise Analysis of Purely Thermal-Wave Photopyroelectric Interferometry (PPEI)
Andreas Mandelis and Chinhua Wang
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s447.

Sonic IR Imaging of Cracks and Delaminations
L.D. Favro, Xiaoyan Han, Zhong Ouyang, Gang Sun, and R. L. Thomas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s451.

Optimization of the Optical-Scheme Design for Photothermal-Lens Microscopy in Microchips
Mikhail A. Proskurnin, Manabu Tokeshi, Maxim N. Slyadnev, Takehiko Kitamori
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s454.

A new optical method for detecting laser-generated acoustic pulse in solution
Yao-Chun Shen, Yan-Zhu Zhao, Shu-Yi Zhang and Zuhong Lu
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s458.

Detection of Transient Reflection Gratings under Surface Plasmon Resonance Condition: Numerical Simulation
Yao-Chun Shen, Zuhong Lu and Shu-Yi Zhang
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s462.

Fast Focal Plane Array Detector and Readout for Pulsed Opto-Thermal Radiometry
Elliott P Berg, Peng Xiao, Ioan Notingher, Robert E Imhof and Hans Zogg
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s465.

Resonant Photoacoustic Detection using Open-pipe Acoustic Resonance and its Applications
Tsutomu Hoshimiya, Ken-ya Ishikawa and Satoshi Kikuchi
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s469.

Photothermally Accelerated Electrochemical Detection Scheme and its Applications
T. Hoshimiya and K. Ishikawa
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s472.

Application of the thermal wave resonator cavity sensor to the measurement of the thermal diffusivity in air contaminated with vapours of different liquid hydrocarbons
E. Marin, J. A. P. Lima, M. G. da Silva, M. S. Sthel, S. L. Cardoso and H. Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s475.

Application of the thermal wave resonator cavity sensor to the characterization of automotive fuels: motor octane number (MON)
S.L. Cardoso, M.G. da Silva, J.A.P. Lima, M.S. Sthel, E. Marin and H. Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s479.

Temperature Distribution near the Interface in Transient Thermal Processes
Margarita L. Shendeleva, Victor V. Zalipaev, and Neboysha N. Ljepojevic
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s482.

New instrument for FT-Thermal emission decay spectroscopy
Ioan Notingher, Peng Xiao, Robert E.Imhof, Elliott P.Berg and Flavius C.Pascut
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s486.

Accuracy of the thermal diffusivity determination with Mirage experiments
D. Fournier, W. Coatesworth and JP. Roger
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s490.

Advanced Photothermal Infrared Spectroscopy using Proximal Probe Techniques Subsurface Detection and Spatial Sensitivity
L. Bozec, A. Hammiche, H. M. Pollock and M. Conroy
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s494.

Low power quantum-cascade laser photoacoustic spectrometer for trace-gas monitoring
Markus Nagele, Daniel Hofstetter, Jome Faist and Markus W. Sigrist
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s497.

New Ultra-high-sensitivity All-fiber Thermal Lens Instrument
Takuji Nakanishi, Koji Miyajima, and Atsushi Yarai
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s500.

New calibration procedure for absolute temperature measurement on electronic devices, by means of thermoreflectance technique
Emmanuel Schaub
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s503.

Photothermal investigation of structural effects and moisture accumulation in textiles
I. Delgadillo-Holtfort1, B.K. Bein, and J. Pelzl
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s507.

Agriculture, Food and Environmental Applications

Environmental Applications of Laser-Based Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
Markus W. Sigrist, Andreas Bohren, Tuomo V. Lerber, Markus Nägele and Albert Romann
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s511.

Thermal Lens Spectrometry in Food Analysis and Environmental Research
Mladen Franko, Mateja Šikovec, Jasmina Kožar-Logar and Dane Bicanic
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s515.

easurements of the Thermal Diffusivity of Liquids with a Thermal-Wave Resonator Cavity
J. A. Balderas-López, Andreas Mandelis and J. A. García
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s519.

Photoacoustic Measurement of Alga living in an Environmental Hydrosphere
T. Hoshimiya
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s523.

Thermal lens evaluation of the presence of adulterants in brewed coffee
A. S. Fontes, A. C. Bento, L. C. M. Miranda and M. L. Baesso
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s526.

Application of novel photoacoustic measurement designs to Chromium (VI) determination in water
J. A. P. Lima, E. Marín, S. L. Cardoso, O. Delgado-Vasallo, M. G. da Silva, M. S. Sthel, C. E. N. Gatts, A. Mariano, C. E. Rezende, A. R. C. Ovalle, M. S. Suzuki and H. Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s530.

Ethylene and CO2 emission rates in tropical fruits investigated by infrared absorption techniques
M. G. da Silva, J. A. P. Lima, M. S. Sthel, E. Marín, C. E. N. Gatts, S. L. Cardoso, E. Campostrini, M. G. Pereira, A.C. Campos, M. S. O. Massunaga and H. Vargas
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s534.

Photoacoustic monitoring of water vapour permeability in alkaline-cooked corn pericarp
Cristina Ponce-Parra, Sergio A. Tomás, Alfredo Cruz-Orea, Guadalupe López-Bueno, Eduardo Sanmartín, Feliciano Sánchez-Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s538.

Analysis of Ethylene Concentration in the Mexico City Atmosphere by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
V. Altuzar, M. Pacheco, S. A. Tomás, J. L. Arriaga, O. Zelaya-Angel and F. Sánchez-Sinencio
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s541.

Evaluation of Antioxidative Activity of Some Antioxidants by Means of a Combined Optothermal Window and a DPPH* Free Radical Colorimetry
Martijn Buijnsters, Dane Bicanic, Mihai Chirtoc, Maria Cristina Nicoli and Yen Min-Kuo
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s544.

Assessing the Extent of Oxidation in Thermally Stressed Vegetable Oils. Part I: Optical Characterization by Photothermal and Some Conventional Physical Methods
Dane Bicanic, Otto DHka, Svjetlana Luterotti, Andreas Bohren, Mateja Sikovec, Beb van Veldhuizen, Otto Berkessy, Mihai Chirtoc, Mladen Franko, Gabor Szabo, Marcus Sigris
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s547.

Assessing the Extent of Oxidation in the Thermally Stressed Safflower Oil. Part II: Two Variants of Photopyroelectric Method, Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Gas Chromatography
Dane Bicanic, Otto DHka, Zoltan Kantor, Gabriela Nagy, Jan Cozijnsen, Fulvio Mercuri, Juergen Gibkes, Dorin Dadarlat, Edo Gerkema, Jan Thoen and Guido Pitsi
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s551.

Photosynthesis induction in Eucalyptus urograndis seedlings and cuttings measured by Open Photoacoustics
P. R. Barja, A. M. Mansanares, E. C. da Silva, and P. L. C. A. Alves
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s555.

Study on Laver grade classification based on photoacoustic method
Hiroshi Saito, Tomohiko Oishi, Akihiko Tanaka, Kunihiro Aoki and Shinnosuke Kanegae
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s559.

Characterisation of a mobile photoacoustic sensor for atmospheric black carbon monitoring
Lutz Krämer, Zoltan Bozoki and Reinhard Niessner
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s563.

Surface Screening of Pentachlorophenol by Thermodesorption Sampling and Photoacoustic Detection
Harald A. Beck, Zoltan Bozoki and Reinhard Niessner
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s567.

Characterization of Environmental Hydrocolloids by Asymmetric Flow Field-Flow Fractionation (AF4) and Thermal Lens Spectroscopy
Andreas Exner, Ulrich Panne and Reinhard Niessner
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s571.

Depth-Resolved Analysis of Biofilms by Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
Thomas Schmid, Larissa Kazarian, Ulrich Panne and Reinhard Niessner
Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), s574.

Author Index

Analytical Sciences, 2001, 17(special), index.
DOI: 10.2116/analsci.17.index