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Accuracy of Measurements of Thermophysical Parameters by Dual-Beam Thermal-Lens Spectrometry
Vladislav R Khabibullin1, Mladen Franko2, Mikhail A Proskurnin1
1Analytical Chemistry Division, Chemistry Department, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, d. 1, str. 3, Lenin Hills, GSP-1 V-234, Moscow 119991, Russia.
Abstract:
Thermal-lens spectrometry is a sensitive technique for determination of physicochemical properties and thermophysical parameters of various materials including heterogeneous systems and nanoparticles. In this paper, we consider the issues of the correctness (trueness) of measurements of the characteristic time of the thermal-lens effect and, thus, of the thermal diffusivity determined by dual-beam mode-mismatching thermal lensing. As sources of systematic errors, major factors-radiation sources, sample-cell and detector parameters, and general measurement parameters-are considered using several configurations of the thermal-lens setups, and their contributions are quantified or estimated. Furthermore, with aqueous ferroin and Sudan I in ethanol as inert colorants, the effects of the intermolecular distance of the absorbing substance on the correctness of finding the thermophysical parameters are considered. The recommendations for checking the operation of the thermal-lens setup to ensure the maximum accuracy are given. The results obtained help reducing the impact of each investigated factor on the value of systematic error and correctly measure the thermophysical parameters using thermal-lens spectrometry.
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