Laser in Environmental and Life Sciences: Modern Analytical Methods

Front Matter....Pages I-XXIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Lidar: An Overview....Pages 3-18
Application Perspectives of Intense Laser Pulses in Atmospheric Diagnostics....Pages 19-33
Analysis of Three Dimensional Aerosol Distributions by Means of Digital Holography....Pages 35-47
Front Matter....Pages 49-49
Laser-Based Analysis of Solids with Environmental Impact....Pages 51-77
Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) Spectroscopy for the In Situ Analysis of Petroleum Product-Contaminated Soils....Pages 79-98
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) in Environmental and Process Analysis....Pages 99-123
Intracavity-, Laser-Desorption- and Cavity Ring-Down Techniques as Detection Devices for Samples in Condensed Phases....Pages 125-140
Application of Two-Dimensional LIF for the Analysis of Aromatic Molecules in Water....Pages 141-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Chemical Analysis with Multi-Dimensional and On-Line Selectivity Using Laser Spectroscopy Combined with Mass or Species Separation....Pages 165-192
Rapid Analysis of Complex Mixtures by Means of Resonant Laser Ionization Mass Spectrometry....Pages 193-221
Diode-Laser Sensors for In-Situ Gas Analysis....Pages 223-243
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Laser Analytics of Gas Samples in Life Science....Pages 247-268
Detection of Nitric Oxide in Human Exhalation Using Laser Magnetic Resonance....Pages 269-282
Medical Trace Gas Detection by Means of Mid-Infrared Cavity Leak-Out Spectroscopy....Pages 283-295
Practical Applications of CRDS in Medical Diagnostics....Pages 297-311
Photoacoustic Trace Gas Detection in Plant Biology....Pages 313-323
DNA Adducts as Biomarkers for Carcinogenesis Analysed by Capillary Electrophoresis and Laser-Induced-Fluorescence Detection....Pages 325-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-347