PhotothermalPhenomena

Chairman: Dr. Enesto Marín (CICATA-IPN), emarin63@yahoo.es

The photothermal phenomena are based on the conversion of light energy into heat. The photothermal techniques, a group of experimental methods thathave been developed mainly since the latest eighties, are based on them. Application of these techniques can be found in many fields of knowledge, covering topics such as the study of the dynamics of photoinducedprocesses and ultrafast photoinduced phenomena, thermal characterization, measurement of electronic and mass transport properties, optical spectroscopy, microscopy, depth profiling, etc. Although these techniques have fulfilledmany of the expectations placed on them, some recent developments require particular attention: the ancient photoacoustictechnique find new applications, detection schemes using pyroelectricsensors are extremely attractive, remote detection schemes such as infrared radiometry, active lock-in termography, thermal lensing, etc,extend their fields of applications. Regularly new theoretical and experimental methodologies appear, some of which involve somehow similarphenomena, such as the generation of thermal waves through electric and magnetic fields, the so-called diffusion waves and the laser induced ultrasonic, among others. The Symposium "Photothermal Phenomena" will host original research works in these and other related topics. Both oral and poster presentations are welcome.