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Transient grating spectroscopy

Assignee: Japan Science and Technology Agency
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Filing: 1993-11-09
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Granted: 1995-12-26
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Expires: 2013-11-09
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Abstract

Abstract To derive spectrum information on chemical intermediates in photochemical reactions during transitional periods, a transient grating spectroscopy uses white light as the probe light in the pico-second region and monochromatic light in the microsecond region. According to the procedure, it is possible to analyze the photochemical reaction of thin films and interface layers as a function of time at a high precision.

Inventors

  • 👤 Naoto Tamai
  • 👤 Takashi Ito
  • 👤 Tsuyoshi Asahi
  • 👤 Hiroshi Masuhara

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 22:01
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/17; G01N21/1717; G01N21/62; G01N21/63; G01N21/636

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 63 words
A transient grating spectroscopy method comprising: irradiating a plurality of excitation radiations simultaneously onto a sample to generate resultant interference fringes; irradiating a white probe light onto said interference fringes to generate resultant diffracted probe light; measuring an intensity of said diffracted probe light; and, deriving spectrum information of a chemical intermediate of the sample from said intensity of said diffracted probe light.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 63 words
A transient grating spectroscopy method comprising: irradiating a plurality of excitation radiations simultaneously onto a sample to generate resultant interference fringes; irradiating a white probe light onto said interference fringes to generate resultant diffracted probe light; measuring an intensity of said diffracted probe light; and, deriving spectrum information of a chemical intermediate of the sample from said intensity of said diffracted probe light.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said white probe light is femto-second white light and said spectrum information is in a pico-second region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of excitation radiations are totally reflected from an interface of said sample.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said plurality of excitation radiations and said white probe light are obtained from a same light source.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method as claimed in claim 2, wherein said plurality of excitation radiations and said white probe light are obtained from a same light source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 25 words
A method as claimed in claim 3, wherein said plurality of excitation radiations and said white probe light are obtained from a same light source.

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