End-fire array of virtual acoustic sources produced by the interaction of cylindrically spreading acoustic waves

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Published 15/07/2012

Abstract

An experimental study of the interaction between cylindrically spreading acoustic waves in water is described, and experimental results are given. The experimental results are compared with theoretical work separately published by one of the authors.

Inspec keywords: acoustic wave propagation; sonar; acoustics

Subjects: Acoustics

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