Some Photothermal Refraction Effects

Time

Metastable

Relaxation

Metastable

Formation

Kerr

Effects

Photon

Absorption

Pulsed

Excitation

Intramolecular

Relaxation

Analyte-Dependent Effects

Matrix Effects

Intermolecular

Relaxation

Acoustic

Relaxation

Bulk Thermal

Relaxation

Population Effects

Density Effects

Thermal Effects

Volume Effects

Refractive Index Change

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