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Reduction of the Photoacoustic Signal by the Evaporation Resistance of Thin Films on Liquids and Solids

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Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena II

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The rate of evaporation of water is strongly reduced by a thin film of fatty acids or oil on the surface. This can be described by a resistance to evaporation /1/. The photoacoustic signal of water should depend on this resistance, because the periodic evaporation of water determines the signal at higher temperatures. We have developed a model /2/ which considers such a resistance. It works quite well for thin compressed monolayers on polymerfoils /3/, but it is restricted to films which do not take up water and are thin compared to the mass diffusion length µf(Df/πf)½ where f is the modulation frequency Df and the diffusion coefficient in the film. To interpret’ data on films thicker than some monolayers the diffusion and solution in the film are taken into account.

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  1. Physik-Department E13, Technische Universität München, D-8046, Garching, Fed. Rep. of Germany

    R. Osiander, B. Helm & P. Korpiun

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  1. Materials Science Department and Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, 20723-6099, USA

    John C. Murphy

  2. Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, Laurel, MD, 20723-6099, USA

    Jane W. Maclachlan Spicer Ph. D.  & Leonard C. Aamodt Ph. D.  & 

  3. School of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544-5263, USA

    Barrie S. H. Royce

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Osiander, R., Helm, B., Korpiun, P. (1990). Reduction of the Photoacoustic Signal by the Evaporation Resistance of Thin Films on Liquids and Solids. In: Murphy, J.C., Spicer, J.W.M., Aamodt, L.C., Royce, B.S.H. (eds) Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena II. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 62. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46972-8_25

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