Acoustic Microscopy
Acoustic Microscopy

Author: Roman Gr. Maev

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-09-08

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 3527623140

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This only and up-to-date monograph on this versatile method covers its use in a range of applications spanning the fields of physics, materials science, electrical engineering, medicine, and research and industry. Following an introduction, the highly experienced author goes on to investigate acoustic field structure, output signal formation in transmission raster acoustic microscopes and non-linear acoustic effects. Further chapters deal with the visco-elastic properties and microstructure of the model systems and composites used, as well as polymer composite materials and the microstructure and physical-mechanical properties of biological tissues. A handy reference for materials scientists, electrical engineers, radiologists, laboratory medics, test engineers, physicists, and graduate students.

History of Russian Underwater Acoustics
History of Russian Underwater Acoustics

Author: Oleg A. Godin

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 1272

ISBN-13: 9812568255

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This book describes, using first-person accounts, the history of the development in the Soviet Union and, later, in Russia of an extremely important technical field and how that history was influenced by WWI, WWII, and the Cold War, by government bureaucracy, in both positive and negative ways, by the economic collapse of the Soviet Union, and most importantly, by the dedicated efforts of vast numbers of individuals, including some of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century. It will make fascinating reading for engineers and scientists who were engaged in similar work in the West, for historians of the Cold War and of the Soviet Union, and for present day researchers who need to learn about Russian scientific contributions.Because of its importance to national security, much of the research and development effort in underwater acoustics was classified during the Cold War, both in the Soviet Union and the United States. This book presents the first declassified accounts of the development of numerous hydroacoustic systems by individuals having first-hand knowledge of the development efforts.

Initial Distortion of an Acoustic Pulse on Reflection from a Rough Surface
Initial Distortion of an Acoustic Pulse on Reflection from a Rough Surface

Author: Richard H. Clarke

Publisher:

Published: 1971

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13:

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It is demonstrated that the initial part of the acoustic signal received by way of reflection at the rough sea surface from an explosive source is distorted in a calculable way. As the effective roughness of the sea surface increases, the rise time of the initial part of the received pulse increases and its peak value decreases. Recommendations are made on how this latter effect of 'coherent peak loss' could be predicted from oceanographic data and compared with acoustic measurements. (Author).

Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing
Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

Author: Douglas A. Abraham

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-02-14

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13: 3319929836

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This book provides comprehensive coverage of the detection and processing of signals in underwater acoustics. Background material on active and passive sonar systems, underwater acoustics, and statistical signal processing makes the book a self-contained and valuable resource for graduate students, researchers, and active practitioners alike. Signal detection topics span a range of common signal types including signals of known form such as active sonar or communications signals; signals of unknown form, including passive sonar and narrowband signals; and transient signals such as marine mammal vocalizations. This text, along with its companion volume on beamforming, provides a thorough treatment of underwater acoustic signal processing that speaks to its author’s broad experience in the field.