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A novel instrument which is based on the use of the thermal lens effect to facilitate the sensitive measurements of the absorption in the near-infrared region has been developed. In this instrument, the near-IR excitation light was provided by a solid-state, spectra-tunable (from 860 to 1060 nm) titanium:sapphire laser. The heat generated as a consequence of the sample absorption of the excitation beam was monitored in the visible region by a He-Ne laser. The data obtained were analyzed by multivariate calibration methods for the nondestructive, noninvasive determinations of chemical and isotopic impurities in solvents. Water in D₂O and in tetrahydrofuran can be detected at levels as low as 0.006 and 0.3% (v/v). The method can also be used for the simultaneous determination of water and DMSO-h₆ in DMSO-d₆ and CD₃OH in CD₃OH, CD₂HOH, and CDH₂OH at levels as low as 10⁻³% (w/w).

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Near-infrared Laser Thermal lens Isotope

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Nondestructive and Nonintrusive Determination of Chemical and Isotopic Purity of Solvents by Near-Infrared Thermal Lens Spectrometry

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