ULTRASONIC REFLECTIVITY AT A LIQUID-SOLID INTERFACE AT THE RAYLEIGH ANGLE.

Abstract

When a bounded ultrasonic beam is reflected from a liquid-solid interface the measured reflectivity is found to be in disagreement with the theoretically predicted reflectivity when the angle of ultrasonic incidence is at or near the Rayleigh angle. Some possible mechanisms which would explain this discrepancy are investigated. It is shown that the magnitude of the effect and the frequency range in which it occurs is not a function of the liquid. It is shown that at the Rayleigh angle the incident beam is partly reflected and partly reradiated nearly isotropically into the liquid. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0681366

Entities

People

  • Orest I. Diachok

Organizations

  • Georgetown University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Frequency
  • Optical Properties
  • Reflectivity

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering