1st Edition

Radiation Acoustics

By Leonid M. Lyamshev Copyright 2004
    380 Pages 132 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Radiation acoustics is a developing field lying at the intersection of acoustics, high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics. Radiation Acoustics is among the first books to address this promising field of study, and the first to collect all of the most significant results achieved since research in this area began in earnest in the 1970s.

    The book begins by reviewing the data on elementary particles, absorption of penetrating radiation in a substance, and the mechanisms of acoustic radiation excitation. The next seven chapters present a theoretical treatment of thermoradiation sound generation in condensed media under the action of modulated penetrating radiation and radiation pulses. The author explores particular features of the acoustic fields of moving thermoradiation sound sources, sound excitation by single high-energy particles, and the efficiency and optimal conditions of thermoradiation sound generation. Experimental results follow the theoretical discussions, and these clearly demonstrate the validity of the thermoradiation theory. The book concludes with discussions on applications, including the large-scale DUMAND and GENIUS projects now on the horizon.

    Radiation acoustics holds enormous potential for applications in areas such as microelectronics, geophysics, and astrophysics. This book offers a unique opportunity to benefit from the approach and extensive experience of author Leonid N. Lyamshev, who in this, his last book, shows how he left an indelible mark on the world of acoustics.

    INTRODUCTION
    PENETRATING RADIATION. GENERAL INFORMATION
    Elementary Particles. Fundamental Laws of the Microscopic World
    Absorption of Penetrating Radiation in a Condensed Medium

    BASIC MECHANISMS OF SOUND GENERATION BY PENETRATING RADIATION IN CONDENSED MEDIA
    Mechanisms Connected with Heat Release
    Thermoradiation Generation of Sound
    Initiation of Microshock Waves
    Bubble Mechanism
    The Cherenkov Mechanism
    Striction Mechanism of Sound Generation
    Sound Generation in the Process of Pulsed Radiolysis
    Dynamic Mechanism
    Other Mechanisms of Sound Generation

    THERMORADIATION EXCITATION OF SOUND IN A HOMOGENEOUS LIQUID
    Equation of Thermoradiation Generation of Sound
    Reciprocity Theorem in Acoustics. Solution Technique for Boundary Problems
    Excitation of Monochromatic Sound in a Liquid Half-Space with a Free Surface. The Case of Undisturbed Surface
    A Liquid Half-Space with Large-Scale Roughness of Boundary
    The Case of Small Unevenness
    Efficiency of Thermoradiation Excitation of Sound in a Liquid. Some Estimates

    THERMORADIATION EXCITATION OF SOUND IN AN INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM
    Sound Excitation in a Liquid Half-Space in the Presence of a Layer of Another Liquid at its Boundary
    Generation of Sound in a Liquid Adjoining a Solid Layer
    Liquid Half-Space with an Inhomogeneous Surface Layer

    EXCITATION OF SOUND IN A LIQUID BY RADIATION PULSES
    Sound Generation in a Liquid by Rectangular Pulses of Radiation
    A Liquid with Rough Surface
    Radiation Pulses of Arbitrary Shape
    Near Wave Field of Thermoradiation Pulsed Source
    Sound Generation in a Liquid with Gas Bubbles

    GENERATION OF SOUND IN SOLIDS BY INTENSITY-MODULATED PENETRATING RADIATION
    Basic Equations
    Boundary Conditions
    Method for Solution of Boundary Problems
    Thermoradiation Generation of Sound in a Solid Half-Space with a Free Boundary
    Particular Features of Excitation of Rayleigh Waves
    Solid Half-Space with a Liquid Layer at its Surface
    Efficiency of Thermoradiation Generation of Sound
    Influence of Particular Features of Absorption of Penetrating Radiation on Sound Generation

    PULSED THERMORADIATION SOURCES OF SOUND IN SOLIDS
    Sound Generation by Radiation Pulses in a Solid Half-Space
    Excitation of Rayleigh Waves by Radiation Pulses
    Sound Generation in a Solid Half-Space in the Presence of a Liquid Layer at its Surface
    Efficiency of Sound Generation
    Influence of Particular Features of Absorption of Penetrating Radiation
    Thermoradiation Generation of Sound by Pulses of Non-Relativistic Protons

    MOVING THERMORADIATION SOURCES OF SOUND
    Sound Generation by a Moving Thermoradiation Pulsed Source in a Liquid
    Sound Excitation by a Moving Thermoradiation Pulsed Source in Solids

    SOUND GENERATION BY SINGLE HIGH-ENERGY PARTICLES
    Sound Generation by a Particle in Infinite Space
    Sound Excitation by Single Particles in a Solid Half-Space
    Particular Features of Excitation of Rayleigh Waves
    Efficiency of Sound Generation

    EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THERMORADIATION EXCITATION OF SOUND
    Laser Thermooptical (Thermoradiation) Sources of Harmonic Sound Oscillations in Water
    Sound Excitation in Water by Laser Pulses
    Sound Field Excited by a Sequence of Laser Pulses
    Acoustic Field of a Moving Laser Thermoradiation Source of Sound in Water
    Laser Thermo-Optical Excitation of Sound in Solids. Excitation of Surface Waves
    Sound Excitation by X-rays (Synchrotron Radiation) in Metals
    Sound Excitation by a Proton Beam
    Excitation of Acoustic Waves in Metals by Electrons Positrons, and g-Quanta
    Sound Generation by an Electron Beam in Water
    Sound Excitation by a Beam of Ions in Metals

    SOME APPLICATIONS OF RADIATION ACOUSTICS
    Scanning Radiation-Acoustic Microscopy and Visualization
    Scanning Laser-Acoustic Microscopy
    Scanning Electron-Acoustic Microscopy
    X-ray - Acoustic Scanning Visualization
    Ion-Acoustic Microscopy and Visualization
    Acoustic Detection of Super-High-Energy Particles in Cosmic Rays. The DUMAND Project
    Neutrino for Geoacoustics. The GENIUS Project
    Conclusion
    References
    Addendum

    ACOUSTOOPTICS OF PENETRATING RADIATION
    Diffraction of X-rays and Neutrons by Ultrasound in Crystals
    Scanning Acoustic Tunneling Microscopy
    Interferometers Using Matter Waves. Atom Interferometers

    Biography

    Leonid M. Lyamshev