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.
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