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Photothermal beam deflection calorimetry in solution photochemistry: recent progress and future prospects
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park 20742-2021, USA. df37@umail.umd.edu
Abstract:
Photothermal beam deflection (PBD) calorimetry is a technique that measures changes in the solvent's refractive index that accompanies photothermal heating. This method is capable of extracting both kinetic and thermodynamic information from photochemical reactions. A qualitative description of physical basis of time-resolved PBD is presented. Several recent examples of its application to photochemical and photobiological problems are discussed. Finally, the advantages and limitations of PBD are described.
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