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Photoacoustic spectroscopic analysis of marine phytoplankton

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The 500–800 nm spectra of replicata phytoplankton cultures freeze-dried upon glass fiber filters were determined both by photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) and by photoelectric absorption spectrophotometry. A number of the features of biological interest are better resolved in the PAS spectra. Further, PAS is sufficiently sensitive that it could be applied in the analysis of readily obtainable field samples.

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  1. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 02543, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA

    Peter B. Ortner

  2. Gilford Instrument Laboratories, 44074, Oberlin, Ohio

    Allan Rosencwaig

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Contribution number 9322 from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543. The work at Woods Hole was supported by the Office of Naval Research contract ONR N00014-66-c 0241, National Science Foundation grant GA 002783 and the Tai Ping Foundation. Reprint requests should be addressed to the first author.

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Ortner, P.B., Rosencwaig, A. Photoacoustic spectroscopic analysis of marine phytoplankton. Hydrobiologia 56, 3–6 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00023277

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