Abstract
This paper discusses laser-induced photoacoustic investigations; it concerns a non-destructive technique for the determination of the thermal diffusivity of colon phantom tissue employing open photoacoustic cell configuration. The theoretical value of thermal diffusivity is determined to be 5.65×10-4 m2 s-1 and found to be comparable with other conventional thermal-diffusivity measurement techniques such as laser flash method. The results obtained provide the evidence that photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) in open photoacoustic cell (OPC) configuration can be used as a reliable and inexpensive method for determining the thermal properties of samples such as colon phantom tissue.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 567-571 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Applied Physics A: Materials Science and Processing |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 17 Aug 2010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- Thermal Diffusivity
- Photoacoustic Spectroscopy
- Photoacoustic Signal
- Phantom Tissue
- Acoustic Chamber
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science