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The X-ray signal from active galactic nuclei and black hole X-ray binaries is highly variable on a range of timescales. This variability can be exploited to map the region of interest close to the black hole, which is far too small to…
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In this paper we propose an approach for \emph{simultaneous} identification of the \emph{absorption density} and the \emph{speed of sound} by photoacoustic measurements. Experimentally our approach can be realized with sliced photoacoustic…
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Nonlinear Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy (NRUS) experiments that rely on repeated sampling of resonance curves are inherently sensitive to measurement protocol due to evolution of material parameters caused by fast and slow dynamic…
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Experimental acoustic laboratory measurement methods for hydrate-bearing poroelastic solid media are biefly reviewed. A measurement example using the Fourier spectrum method is given, for compressional and shear wave velocities in…