浅海起伏海面下气泡层对声传播的影响

分析了起伏海面下风浪引起的气泡层对海面反射损失和对声传播的影响.一方面,气泡层会改变原来水中的声速剖面;另一方面,气泡层会对声波产生散射和吸收作用.考虑以上两方面的因素,分析了不同风速下气泡层对海面反射损失和声传播损失的影响,仿真发现,在风速大于10 m/s时,对于2 k Hz以上频率时气泡层对小掠射角下海面反射损失的影响不可忽视.在给定的水声环境中,当声源深度和接收深度都为7 m时,风速为16 m/s的风浪下生成的气泡层,在10 km处对3 k Hz的声传播损失的影响达到8.1 d B.当声源深度和接收深度都为18 m时,风速为16 m/s的风浪下生成的气泡层,在10 km处对3 k Hz的声传播损失的影响达到4 d B.     

The effect of nearby bubbles on array gain

The coherent processing of signals from multiple hydrophones in an array offers improvements in angular resolution and signal-to-noise ratio. When the array is steered in a particular direction, the signals arriving from that direction are added in phase, and any signals arriving from other directions are not. Array gain (AG) is a measure of how much the signal arriving from the steering direction is amplified relative to signals arriving from all other directions. The subject of this paper is the manner in which the AG of an acoustic array operating in water that contains air bubbles is affected by scattering from nearby bubbles. The effects of bubbles on acoustic attenuation and dispersion are considered separately from their effects on AG. Acoustic measurements made in bubbly water using the AB Wood tank at the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, in June 2008 show that as bubble density increases, relative phase shifts in individual hydrophone signals increase and signal correlation among the hydrophones is reduced. A theory and numerical simulation linking bubble density at the hydrophone to the AG is in good agreement with the measurements up to the point where multiple scattering becomes important.     

The effect of reverberation on the damping of bubbles

The measurement of an acoustic emission, or scatter, from a bubble is not difficult. However, an accurate interpretation of that signal in terms of the bubble dynamics may require careful consideration. The study presented here is at first sight relatively simple: comparison of the predicted and measured quality factors of injected bubbles. While the measurement is normally done by monitoring the decay of passive emissions from a bubble, this technique becomes difficult with smaller bubbles. Therefore an active technique is introduced, which removes all the frequency-dependent effects on the measurement (such as transducer response) bar one. That, critically, is the effect of the change in the bubble resonance (frequency and damping) which results from the loading on the bubble due to the reverberant field. The vast majority of theoretical treatments of bubble acoustics assume free field conditions, yet the environmental conditions rarely if ever match these. Therefore measurements of bubble damping are compared both with the established free field theory, and with a new theory relevant to the prevailing reverberant conditions (whether caused by tank surfaces, monochromatic neighboring bubbles, or both).     

The photoacoustic effect from particles and bubbles

Irradiation of colloidal suspensions with the output of a high power, pulsed laser can give rise to chemical reactions and phase transitions that are linked to the production of ultrasound. Transient grating experiments, which record both photoacoustic and photothermal processes, show the effects of the concentration of heat at the sites of colloidal particles, chemical reactions leading to the formation of stable gaseous species, and the production of steam bubbles. The efficiency of sound by these processes is, in general, determined by the rapidity of the density change that follows the absorption of the laser radiation.     

The effect of cavity geometry on the nucleation of bubbles from cavities

The heterogeneous nucleation of gas bubbles from cavities in a surface in contact with a liquid is a widely recognized phenomenon. This process has previously been theoretically analyzed extensively for a conical crevice, although in practice a wide range of cavity geometries might be expected. The method of analysis originally presented by Atchley and Prosperetti [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 86, 1065-1084 (1989)] for the unstable growth of a gas-liquid interface in a conical crevice is here extended to any axisymmetric cavity geometry and four such different geometries are analyzed. Although the method presented neglects gas transfer, and therefore is most directly suitable for acoustic cavitations, this method is still valuable in comparing the nucleation behavior of different cavity types. It is found that once the interface has emerged outside the cavity, its behavior is determined by the size of the cavity's opening. Given that the behavior of the interface once it is outside the cavity will also be determined by the local flow conditions, the threshold for unstable growth of the interface inside the cavity leading to its emergence is the important value and will determine differences between cavity geometries in practice, as shown in the examples presented.     

Measurement of the spatial backscattering impulse-response at short length scales with polarized enhanced backscattering

In this Letter, we describe an easy to implement technique to measure the spatial backscattering impulse-response at length scales shorter than a transport mean free path with resolution of better than 10 μm using the enhanced backscattering phenomenon. This technique enables spectroscopic measurements throughout the visible range and sensitivity to all polarization channels. Through a combination of Monte Carlo simulations and experimental measurements of latex microspheres, we explore the various sensitivities of our technique to both intrinsic sample properties and extrinsic instrumental properties. We conclude by demonstrating the extraordinary sensitivity of our technique to the shape of the scattering phase function, including higher order shape parameters than the anisotropy factor (or first moment).     

海底密度梯度对底回波信号空间相关特性的影响研究

研究了海底表层沉积物的垂直密度梯度对底回波空间相关特性强度的影响。底回波散射截面与空间相关特性间的关系为:随入射角的增大,回波散射截面下降得越快,底回波空间相关特性越强。因此,将密度-深度模型引入海底高频回波模型进行回波仿真,计算回波的空间相关函数,通过分析密度梯度对底回波散射截面大小的影响,考察其对底回波空间相关特性强度的影响。从仿真分析结果可以看出,海底表层沉积物密度梯度对空间相关特性的影响较为显著,随着密度梯度的增大,回波散射截面变大且随入射角的增大下降趋势变快,空间相关半径变长,空间相关特性变强。      

The effect of a layer of varying density on spatial correlation of sea-bottom backscattering signal

The research is about the effect of a layer of varying density of sea-bottom sediments on spatial correlation of sea-bottom backscattering.The relationship between scattering cross section and spatial correlation is that backscattering cross section decreases quickly and the spatial correlation becomes stronger as the incident angle increases.Therefore,the densitydepth profile is introduced into sea-bottom high-frequency backscattering echo model,which is used to simulate sea-bottom backscattering and calculate the function of spatial correlation.The influence of the density gradient on spatial correlation of sea-bottom backscattering is investigated by analyzing the relations between vertical gradient of density and the scattering cross section.As can be seen from the simulation results,the impact of the density gradient on the spatial correlation is found more significant.While the density gradient increases,the scattering cross-section and the radius of the spatial correlation broaden,the spatial correlation becomes stronger.At the same time,the scattering cross-section decreases more quickly as the incident angle increases.     

气泡群的动态物理特性研究

假设气泡周围流场为无黏、无旋、不可压缩的理想流体,建立气泡群相互作用的三维数值模型.将多极快速傅里叶变换方法(FFTM)与高阶边界元法(HOBEM)相结合求解气泡群的运动,在达到同样计算精度时显著加快了边界积分方程的求解速度,可以在合理的时间内模拟气泡群的动态物理特性.同时为维持气泡群模拟过程中的数值稳定性,引入了弹性网格技术(EMT),并用算例验证了数值模型及算法的有效性.基于建立的数值模型,研究了不同组合的气泡群之间的相互作用,模拟和解释了各类气泡运动的物理现象,讨论了影响气泡群膨胀、坍塌、迁移及射流 关键词： 气泡群 FFTM 射流 三维     

The sapphire backscattering monochromator at the Dynamics beamline P01 of PETRA III

We report on a high resolution sapphire backscattering monochromator installed at the Dynamics beamline P01 of PETRA III. The device enables nuclear resonance scattering experiments on Mössbauer isotopes with transition energies between 20 and 60 keV with sub-meV to meV resolution. In a first performance test with ¹¹⁹Sn nuclear resonance at a X-ray energy of 23.88 keV an energy resolution of 1.34 meV was achieved. The device extends the field of nuclear resonance scattering at the PETRA III synchrotron light source to many further isotopes like ¹⁵¹Eu, ¹⁴⁹Sm, ¹⁶¹Dy, ¹²⁵Te and ¹²¹Sb.     

50 Hz magnetic field effect on the morphology of bacteria

Atomic force microscopy was used to distinguish changes in morphology of bacteria induced by 50 Hz 10 mT magnetic field exposure. It is known that alternating magnetic field exposure causes decrease of viability of different bacterial strains. Previously we found that the viability of rod-like bacteria exposed to magnetic field decreased twice more in comparison with the spherical ones. Motivated by this fact we carried out this study with bacterial cells of both shapes. We used Escherichia coli (rod-like) and Paracoccus denitrificans (spherical) bacteria. As a result we have not observed any change in bacterial morphology neither of rod-like nor of spherical bacteria after 1 h, 50 Hz and 10 mT magnetic field exposure.     

Circular polarization memory effect in low-coherence enhanced backscattering of light

We experimentally study the propagation of circularly polarized light in the subdiffusion regime by exploiting enhanced backscattering [(EBS), also known as coherent backscattering] of light under low spatial coherence illumination. We demonstrate for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, that a circular polarization memory effect exists in EBS over a large range of scatterers' sizes in this regime. We show that low-coherence EBS signals from the helicity preserving and orthogonal helicity channels cross over as the mean free path length of light in media varies, and that the cross point indicates the transition from multiple to double scattering in EBS.     

The effect of H-polarization on backscattering enhancement for partially convex targets of large sizes in continuous random media

In our previous work, we have proved that the spatial coherence length (SCL) of the incident waves around the target together with the target configuration play a leading role in the determination of the enhancement in the radar cross-section (ERCS) of a target in a random medium. Owing to the double-passage effect, the ERCS is almost two when the SCL is much smaller or larger than the target size. However, for a SCL comparable with the target size, the ERCS deviates from two, depending on the target parameters and the SCL. The last conclusion was proved only for E-polarization. The polarization of incident waves is one of the key parameters in scattering problems. In this work, we extend our study and investigate the effect of H-polarization on the radar cross-section and the ERCS for large-size targets.     

The effect of H-polarization on backscattering enhancement for partially convex targets of large sizes in continuous random media

Abstract

In our previous work, we have proved that the spatial coherence length (SCL) of the incident waves around the target together with the target configuration play a leading role in the determination of the enhancement in the radar cross-section (ERCS) of a target in a random medium. Owing to the double-passage effect, the ERCS is almost two when the SCL is much smaller or larger than the target size. However, for a SCL comparable with the target size, the ERCS deviates from two, depending on the target parameters and the SCL. The last conclusion was proved only for E-polarization. The polarization of incident waves is one of the key parameters in scattering problems. In this work, we extend our study and investigate the effect of H-polarization on the radar cross-section and the ERCS for large-size targets.     

The effects of signal duration on NoSo and NoS pi thresholds at 500 Hz and 4 kHz

A two-interval, two-alternative temporal forced-choice procedure was used to measure NoSo and NoS pi masked thresholds with 500-Hz and 4-kHz tonal signals. The duration of the signal was either 10, 20, 40, or 320 ms. The maskers were 200-Hz-wide bands of Gaussian noise centered at the frequency of the signal and presented continuously. Decreasing the duration of the 500-Hz tonal signal resulted in a modest increase (1.5 dB or so) in the masking-level difference (MLD) measured between NoSo and NoS pi conditions. In contrast, decreasing the duration of the 4-kHz tonal signal resulted in a substantial decrease (4.5 dB or so) in the MLD. Comparisons of the data with thresholds predicted from analyses based on "windows of temporal integration" provided quantitatively acceptable accounts of the data. The data obtained in the NoS pi condition at 4 kHz, which are novel and were of primary interest, were well-accounted for in a statistical sense. However, there were small, but systematic, discrepancies between the predictions and the data. Those discrepancies, although small in magnitude, suggest that binaural temporal integration at high frequencies, where the envelopes of the stimuli convey the information, may be inherently different from both monaural temporal integration and binaural temporal integration at low frequencies.