
8.3 Mathematical Models
By substituting the above values into equations (8.36), (8.37) and (8.38)
these equations are reduced to
L
0
,ș,, ( )cos(ș)
z
kzi
nn
n
rzt BJkr ne
f
I
¦
, (8.49)
T
0
ȥ ,ș,, ( )cos(ș)
z
kzi
nn
n
rzt CJkr ne
f
¦
, (8.50)
T
0
Ȥ
(,ș,,) ( )sin(ș).
z
kzi
nn
n
rzt DJkr ne
f
¦
(8.51)
where,
12 12
22
22
LT
22
LT
ȦȦ
;
zz
kkkk
cc
§· §·
¨¸ ¨¸
©¹ ©¹
. (8.52)
Equations (8.49) to (8.51) are the corresponding potential functions for an
isotropic cylinder.
8.3.1 Resonance Scattering Theory (RST)
The formalism of resonance scattering theory (RST) for acoustic resonance
scattering is based on the corresponding theory in scattering [52]. RST
provides a physical explanation of the wave phenomena that are observed in
the acoustic-vibrational interaction. RST states that in acoustic scattering, the
spectrum of the returned echo from a submerged elastic cylinder consists of
two distinct parts: a smooth background plus a resonant part. The background
varies smoothly with frequency and is present even for impenetrable
scatterers and the resonant part consists of a number of resonance peaks that
coincide with the eigenfrequencies of the vibrations of the cylinder. As
mentioned by its originators, RST carries out two major functions:
(1) It separates the resonance components from the background signal.
(2) It mathematically expresses the resonance amplitude in a form where
its resonance nature can be observed explicitly.
RST has been discussed in detail in many references [18–19, 39, 53–54]. In
this section, principles of RST are briefly discussed. Let’s start with consi-
dering an infinite plane acoustic wave
( Ȧ )
io
p,
ikx t
e
(8.53)
with a propagation constant
Ȧ /kc incident along the x-axis (Į 0
D
) on a
solid elastic cylinder (see Figure 8.1).
We follow closely the derivation presented by Flax et al. [19]. At a point
s
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M (,r ș) the incident wave produces the following scattered field
p ,