Abstract
The single-pulse photoacoustic technique was used to measure cross sections for IR multiphoton absorption. A discussion of this technique and the applicable pressure range is given. The source of the signals from the microphone was identified. The first peak is proportional to the energy absorbed by the gas in the focal region, while the subsequently arriving signals correspond to a mixture of the signal from the entrance and exit volumes and the ringings of the microphone and the gas cell.
© 1982 Optical Society of America
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