Applications of Photoacoustic Spectroscopy

Dear Colleagues,

Photoacoustic (optical) spectroscopy is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics and chemistry, covering a broad range of applications from agricultural to biological, including atmospheric monitoring, space science, and air-quality measurements to security and workplace surveillance, in addition to its great potential in preclinical and clinical biomedical applications.Based on the photoacoustic effect (optoacoustic effect), photoacoustic spectroscopy uses both light and sound, and is based on the acoustic waves produced from materials which are exposed to light to measure its concentration. Photoacoustic spectroscopy is unique in that it combines heat measurements with optical microscopy.

This Special Issue plans to showcase a collection of high-quality research articles focused on new developments in optical technologies for the study of photoacoustic spectroscopy applications, though they may also address the fundamentals and methodology of these methods.

Researchers are welcome to contribute in all areas of spectroscopy including, but not limited to:

• UV/Vis–IR–THz spectroscopy;
• Molecular spectroscopy;
• Laser spectroscopy;
• Novel detectors;
• Spectroscopy in biology and medicine;
• Spectroscopy of solids, gases, and plasmas;
• Optical and laser photoacoustic spectroscopic measurements;
• Atomic spectroscopy;
• Sources and delivery methods for excitation light
• Mathematical analysis of multi-component spectra;
• Algorithms for spectral analyses of multi-component mixtures.

Dr. Cristina Achim
Dr. Mioara Bercu
Dr. Ana Bratu
Guest Editors

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