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  The new physical device: Comprehensive Analyzer of Matter Properties (CAMP) with a novel and wide possibilities for fundamental study of condensed matter as well, as for water quality and technology of real materials monitoring is proposed.
  Device is based on the Hierarchic Concept of  Matter and related computer program: "Comprehensive Analyzer of Matter Properties (CAMP)", developed by A. Kaivarainen (copyright 1997).

      This new theory has been published in  books:
  - "Mesoscopic theory of condensed matter and its interaction with light", University of Turku, Finland, 1992;
  -   "Hierarchic Concept of Matter and Field. Water, biosystems and elementary particles",  New York, 1995 and
  -  2nd edition of this book  (under preparation).

  The numerous calculations using  computer program (CAMP) for water and ice, which are very close to available experimental data - confirms the correctness of new theory.
  Hierarchic theory based on fundamental ideas of quantum physics is a first one, general for liquids and solids.
Our model can be considered as the unified and extended version of Einstein and Debye models.
  It considers the condensed matter as a superposition of three types of three-dimensional (3D) standing waves:
    - de Broglie waves, related to molecular translations and librations;
    - IR photons;
    - phonons.

  The hierarchical structure of model is a result of combinations of four type of basic quasiparticles (collective excitations), termed: effectons, convertons, transitons and deformons, strongly interrelated with each other.

EFFECTONS are three-dimensional (3D) superposition of standing de Broglie waves of molecules or ions, related with their translations and librations. The thermal in-phase (acoustic, a) or counterphase (optic, b) oscillations of particles in the effectons volume are coherent.  In general case the EFFECTONS represent coherent clusters, resulted from high-temperature molecular Bose condensation in condensed matter.

CONVERTONS [tr/lb] are responsible for interconversions between translational and librational types of the effectons.

TRANSITONS are related with (a - b) quantum transitions - quantum beats between acoustic and optic anharmonic modes of the effectons. They can radiate and absorb coherent IR photons or thermal phonons.

DEFORMONS: primary (electromagnetic) and secondary (acoustic) represent a 3D superposition - interception of standing photons and phonons, correspondingly, radiated by TRANSITONS.

All possible combinations of the above listed four basic excitations lead to HIERARCHIC SYSTEM of 24 quasiparticles, making it possible the comprehensive quantitative description of any type of condensed.

   Hierarchic theory is quantitatively confirmed already on the examples of water and ice in books, mentioned above. It is a new convenient bridge for unification of Micro - and Macro - Word in terms of quantum physics, making it possible to get a qualitatively and quantitatively new information about liquids and solids.

  The set of formulae obtained in our theory allows to calculate about 150 parameters of any condensed matter.
It could be done using our computer program (copyright 1997) and the following experimental tools (see Table):

1. Oscillatory spectroscopy (IR or Raman) for determination the positions of translational or librational bands: (30-1000) 1/cm;
2. Sound velocimetry;
3. Dilatometry, for molar volume or density estimation;
4. Refractometry, for refraction index estimation.

These data should be obtained at the same temperature and pressure in ideal case at the SAME CUVETTE. Among the parameters of matter evaluated are so important as: internal energy, heat capacity, thermal conductivity, viscosity, coefficient of self-diffusion, surface tension, solvent activity, vapor pressure, internal pressure, parameters of all types of quasiparticles (concentration, volume, dimensions, energy, probability of excitation, life-time) and many others. If the above listed four experimental parameters could be obtained SIMULTANEOUSLY from the SAME SAMPLE  it is possible to get a total information about liquid or solid (crystal or glass) at given conditions (T, P) by means of computer simulations.

  The block-scheme, of device (CAMP) presented at the Table below, makes it possible to conduct such kind of measurements. The most complicated and expensive component of CAMP is IR or Raman spectrometer. The most sensitive parameter is sound velocity (the optical sound velocimeter, based on the Doppler effect could be suitable). The less sensitive and stable parameter is molar volume or density. In simplified variant of CAMP, the dilatometry measurements could be done separately.
 

  One of the solution of CAMP designing is to use as its main part the Brillouin light-scattering equipment, specially modified for simultaneous measurement of sound velocity (from the Doppler shift of side bands of Brillouin spectra) and oscillatory spectra in the range: (50 - 1000) 1/cm.
  Hierarchic theory of Brillouin light scattering, elaborated on the basis of our theory, gives much more information about condensed matter properties than traditional one.

  The another approach to CAMP could be related with the attachment to fare IR spectrophotometer for registration the internal reflection spectra (range 1000-50 1/cm). It makes possible to study the properties of even non-transparent liquids and solids. This approach could be used for simultaneous measurement of IR spectra (positions of intermolecular translational, librational bands) and refraction index.
The sensitive acoustic sound velocimeter will be good for this general case of non-transparent medium measurements as a source of third parameter necessary for CAMP - sound velocity.

 For the transparent mediums the laser-based sound velocimeter could be used as an additional attachment to IR spectrophotometer.

  Comprehensive Analyzer of Matter Properties (CAMP) represents basically new type of scientific equipment, making it possible to get unprecedentedly big amount of output information about liquids or solids. It could be very useful for investigation of dynamics and mesoscopic structure of pure matter as well as liquid solutions (including ultra dilute ones, like used in homeopathy), the colloid systems and solid host-guest systems.

  The monitoring of crystal growth and special materials production is possible also. CAMP makes it possible to get very detailed information about following processes: temperature and pressure induced first and second order phase transitions, self-organization in water-polymer and biological systems, liquid crystals, perturbations of matter stimulated by external physical fields, etc.

  Such complicated phenomena as the turbulence, superfluidity and superconductivity also can be quantitatively analyzed. Understanding the mechanism of turbulence and ways of it regulation is a matter of big scientific and practical importance. For this end a special tube-like cuvette with circulating liquid could be constructed.

  CAMP could used as very SENSITIVE SENSOR of physical properties perturbations in water of lakes, sea and ocean, as a detector of even very small impurities and slow relaxation processes (memory), induced by very different external factors.

  CAMP will be useful in a lot of research laboratories, studying condensed matter physics as well as in INDUSTRY of chemical technology and nanothechnology, for monitoring the processes of crystallization, polymerization, chemical reactions and the final properties of real materials.
   The monitoring of mesoscopic (cluster or domain) level of organization of a new materials in the process of their preparation or under physical treatment (temperature, pressure, acoustic and electromagnetic fields) also is possible.
  The different water-based transparent systems are especially convenient for multilateral study by means of CAMP.
 

  The market for Comprehensive Analyzer of Matter Properties (CAMP), based on Hierarchic concept, will be much wider than that for IR, Raman or Brillouin spectrometers.