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Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 0 -C-x-Y-I-D-E?s'-T-ice INFORMATION REPORT This material contains inform formation affecting the National Defense of the United States within the 2 meaning of the Espionage Laws Title 18 U S C PREPARED AND DISSEMINATED BY , , . . . Secs. . 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation INTELLIGENCE AGENCY of which in any manner to an unauthorised Per son is prohibited by law COUNTRY yVec SUBJECT Soviet DATE DISTRIBUTED tair> s era NO. OF PAGES T NO. OF ENCLS. SUPPLEMENT TO REPORT # THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION Title Of Parer L X Brekhovekikh Acoustical Institute of Focueing of Sound Waves in AS, BS , Moscow Inhomogeneous Media Yu P sanovg Acoustical Institute of AS$, An Approximate Solution of USSR,, Moscow a Problem of Bound Scatter.i p tug from Rough Surfaces. Bound Scattering from Plane Inhomogeneous Surfaces with Acoustic Admittance Changing Periodically along the Sur- facee L D Rose } Acoustical Institute of Tech of Destruction of A B Beb htsuk ) AS p S.g Moscow Solid Surface Films by X 0 ) Acoustically Induced Cavitau tion. B D Tartetkavsk~r,. Acoustical Institute of Filters and Matching Layers for AS, USSR., scow ultrasound. o I N ran ) A oustical Institute' . of` Diffraction Patters Near the L B Rosenb.g) AS, USSR, Meacowil Focal Line of a Converging 'Tu L r sn$ Aaausticel Institute of ~" Cylindrical tv. On 'W aveguide Propagation in SSR Maser I1l~hl Igeneous Media ~, DISTRIBUTION STATE ARMY NAVY AIR FI3I -T- NO DISSEM ABROAD ' LIMITED: Dissemination limited to full-time employees of CIA, AEC and FBI; and, within State crud Define, to the intk*jJ Iiae components, other offices producing NIS elements, and higher echelons with their immediate supporting staffs. Not to be disseminated to consultants, external projects or reserve personnel on *I fort term active duty (excepting. individuals who are normally full-time employees of CIA, AEC, FBI, State or Defense) unless the written permission of the originating; office haa'`e.n obtained mr ugh the Assistant Director for Collection and Dissemination, CIA, ~~. '"ter SEE BOTTOM OF PAGE FOR SPECIAL CONTROLS, IF ANY I 5X1 25X1 I 25X1 25X1 25X1 U.,_ Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 A N A Iseekovite h9 Acoustical Institute of AS9USSR9 Moscow A N dye Acoustical Institute A89 USSR9 )W cow A V Rimskr4 kov, Acoustical Institute of AS9 USSR9 Moscow A N Bares v0 Gorlkiy Sam- (Signature Illegible) University (7) M I Ksr Central Research Insti,tutep Leningrad I G Mid v , Leningrad State University V ll' Nozdrev Moscow State University V D Soboley A M Suitanov ) U R Bormosov V F Nozdrev9 Moscow State University Marine Hydrophy s ice Inat o Academy of Sciences. M L Levine D Sep Ivanovo Pedagogical Title of Kq~r The Application of Solid Layers for the Removing of Shear Waves Appearing at the Reflection of Sound Waves from the Boundary of a Solid, The Use of Rirchgoff Vs Principle in the Solution of Seca Pro Ieasss: Relating to Scattering and Radia. tion of Sound, Investigation of the Scattering of Sound Waves on Corrugated Surfaces o Audibility of nlinear Distor- tion in Sound Transmission Sys- tems. Experimental Investigations of Sce a Cases of Sound Propagation in a Stratified- Inhom ogeneous Medium, S< Theatical Considerations on the Flexural Vibrations of Plates and the Associated Radia- tion of Bound Calculation of Strong Velocity of Bound in Pure Liquids and Liquid Niaetures. The Differential Method of Measuring Ultrasonic Absorption in Li.,quidso Ultrasonic Absorption in Viscous Liquids Experimutal Investigation of Relaxation 7 ocesses Arising When Ultrasonic Waves Pass Through Liquids o Investigation of Acoustic Pro. perties of Organic Substances in the Critical Region Some Results of the Analysis of Singing Voice On the Transition to the Geome- trical Approximation in the Theory of Elasticity. Institute ) S M Rytove U Sag P R Zebedev Physical Insti tote of the Academy of Sciences ) of the USSR. ) LIED Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Etho -' S M Rytovp DSc P N lebedev Institute of the Aktihd,amX Sci,eem of' the MR Pzvf lac Che xs~ D D S ;O He-ad ? f the la i r In tout '. S a v, V P Yskov, V D sobolev V ? N N I ss'in V A XzAaDm1k0v'acsoi der .Am Aead of ien. eB oiler-t3i?. a Vf 't ive Pop of Wave In I mageteous d tm Tq u. e e tbod of Fixed. D s` ?ee, It si Pb i 1 his and P.'ac` VRI ~ Wave ? a ` i m i+ dia with ,ruler Flu,ytmatloux of the a e 'iaeti.ve 9 Pavlov Institute of Physiology a hoait New Methods o Ja ment of the Accade y of 5 i ew* of Hest'rt g in am, the 9ex~~.axsd k ~t t c+ w I ,. ;4 ? a x i s "#':r ~' i s e .?q I YP El Tlr r~.v r. 6A~,,rw V A zVe ty' lira, ~4 . Milt and for Moneu emente Vii l DIS P2' .4`$ ?? .t Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 -5- "Diffraction of Sound at UneN en Surfaces "g by L X Brekhovskikh,, kl0 Akan. Neves 9 585 (1951 "on a Special Foam of l ing in Wave Propagation in miner Inbooogeneous l iedia"s by L X Brekhovskikh and I I ov9 t; gusto Joux?to c SRs .p 23-30 2-9 (1955)e tea, V. Gerehunis Pavlov Institute of Pbysiule-gy of the Aeeedasy of Sciences of the USSR9 L,ningra 4 Technical Interests x Physiological e,couatics i mechanism and measure. aunt of hearing; the electrical sti ation; effects of blast, Invited to present a paper In the special session on big-scoust1.cs, Contributed title and abstracts "About New Methods of ,Measurement of Searing in Wes, by G V aershuniQ Publications include s "On the Sensory and Subsensory leactions Evoked by Ecterral Stimuli. Acting Upon the Human Sense Organs". by G V Gershuni, Bull. Acad. Seim USSR (Biel, Sere) 2$ 210-228 (1945). "Trransfornmltion of Auditory Function from the Effect of sound" by G V Gershuni8 Trobl. Fiziol4 Akust, Moskva i, 5-19 (109).0 "Physiological Principles of objective At4lometry"g by, 0 V Gershuni, Trobl. Fiziol. Akust. Moskv =ZW a 2, 3-7 (1950). "Quantitative Investigation ' of the Range of Action of Imperceptible Sound Stimulations", by G V Gershunis dbl. Fiziol. Akust0 I akvaa 2, 29-36 ti.95o). V A lsilnikovf, Physics Research Institute., t e onosov State University of Moscow Technical Interests- Interaction of sound and turbulence; propagation in the atmosphere. Invited to give paper in special seessio* on Interaction of Sound with . Turbulence : and Shock, under physical acoustics. Contributed title and abta ctt, "On Wave Propagation In Nadia with Irregular Fluctuations of the Refractive Index" by V A Krasilnikov and A M Obukhov. Publications include-. "Some. Hew Experiments on the Propagation of Sound in the Atmosphere", by V A I(rasilnikov and K M Ivaanov-Sita3 . A d.. Nauk, ?1, 639 (1999). "'Fluctuations in the Phase of Ultrasonic ~aves Propagated in a layer of Air Near the Earth" g by V A ~ ;Srasilni kov, Dokl. Akad. Sauk, 889 65 7 (1953). I-D -E-R-T-I-A?L NO DISSEN ABROAD LIKEM 25X1' Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 "Dispersion of in a Turbulent Plew" by V A lissilnikov and V ,j Taterskii8 Desk],. Akad, AankD s 159 (1953)0 X G Mikhailove Leningrad State University Technical, interests Piezoelectric arystelss absbr~tion'and-velocity of sound in liquids and liquid mixtuxess mechanical psoper- .ties of polymerso C'~ 1 ~Imm~E-N-Try-1 L m6m Invited to present paper in special session an sound absorption phend mena under the general area of physical acoustics and conics. Contributed titles and abstracts.* "The Differential Method of Measuring Ultrasonic Absorption in Liquids" by 1 0 Mikhailov "Ultrasonic Absorption in Viscous Liquids" by I G`Mikhailov. Publications include s "Velocity of Ultrasonic Waves in Certain Binary Mixtures of Organic Liquids"a by I G Mikhailov and A A Tsistorazum Dcrkl0 Akad0 Nsuk,, 81 779 (1951). "The Absorption of Ultrasonic Raves in Liquids and the Molecular Mechanism of Bulk Viscosity"# by I G Mikhailov and V A Salovev9 Usp0 Piz 0 Netuk, .,2 3-50 ' (1953) "Propagation of Ultrasonic Waves in Polymer Solutions", by I G Mikhailov and L A vo D?klm Akad0 Nauko ~ 829. (1953)0 "The Absorption of Ultrasonic Waves in Binary Mixtures of Liquids with One Relaxing Component" 9 by I G Michailov and L I Sapp Dokl L Akad 0 uka SSSR$ 26P.1147 . W54).. "Application of Composite Piezoelectric Vibrators to an Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Polymers", by I G Mikhailov and B A Solovev, Acsoust. Journal of USA : 343-347 (1955)0 Invited to present paper in a special session on sonies under physical acoustice 0 "Mehanism of Destruction of Solid Surface Pilma by Acoustically Induced Cavitation"e by L D Rosenberg, A S Bebtchouk and L 0 Makarov. L D Rosenberg., Acoustical Institute of A0 S. USSR,, Moscow Technical Interests Transducers,, including focussing devices and multiple source arrays y long-distance propagations cavitations radiation properties in geneeralo " "Diffraction Pattern Near t Cylindrical Wave" by I N H"aneavsky a NOFCHN NO DISSBM ABROAD Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 C -N-F-I-D-Eo4-T-1-AAL -7- P blisatims include s "Sound Fields Formed by Distributed Systems of Radiators",, by L D Rosenberg, Zhurnal Ta kbnlsheskai Fiziki 120 102, 220 Tekhfisheskoi Fiziki 12, 211 (191 ? "The Directional Properties of the Tar Carried Out on a Dui y" by L D Rosenberg and B D Tartakovs ee Rendus Doklaa ) de 1? des Sciences , 26 578 (194). "Distributed Systems of Radiators Employed in Architectural Acousticrs", by L D Rosenberg,, es Rendue LIMP )ee 1'Aoadfl des Sciences USSR 31v 563 (1941 ? "The Sound Field Obtained when Music is Reproduced by a System of Distributed Radiators" b L D Rosenberg, l 2 P 1634 (1940)- "The Effect of the Mean Coefficient of Bound Absorp- tion on the .Level of Sound" by L D Rosenberg and A B diaviau Part Y? Journal er1 Tochni!al PhysicfD .~ (1,912)0 "On the Distribution of Sound Absorbing Material in a Closed Room" by L D Rosenberg, DAN SR, 21, 599 (19-46). "An Experimental Investigation of Diffraction in the Focus of a. Zone Plate" by A A aehevee, L D Rosenberg and R D Tartakovskiy, C R Acad S,ni 395 (1917)o "Sound Wedge and Homogeneous Sound Lens". by L D Rosenberg, Journal of Technical Ph sies USSR 18, 11 (1918) "A Rev Phenomenon in Hydroac rustics" by L D Rosenberg, Dokl? Aked ? Rauk, SSSR , 175 (1919) a "Development of Work o u Souni P ussing", by L Ti Rosenberg.. lzv? Aked? Rauk B Bev? Fiz?8 710 (1918)? "On the Focussing of Sound Waves by a Parabolic Mirror" by L D Rosenberg, J? Tech. Phip? USSR, 20, 385 (1950), "Two-Mirror Concentration of Ultrasonic Waves" by L Ti Rosenberg,, Dokl? Akad ? Rank SS BR 21,9 1091 (1953). "Calculation of Amplification ;produced by Cylindrical Sound- Focussing Systems" by L D Rosenberg, Akusticheskit Zh, 1, 70 (1955}? 25X1 E!1ltp=RW Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Iq Next 1 Page(s) In Document Denied Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 L.M.Brekhovskikh. Focusing of sound waves in inhomogeneous media. The sound field from a point source in a stratified inhomogeneoue medium is represented in an integral form in terms of plane waves coefficients of reflection. At sufficiently high frequencies coefficients of reflection can be calculated by means of BWK method. Then the appli- cation of the method of steepest descent gives the ray approximation for the sound pressure. In developing this theory equations of caustics were obtained and sound pres-. sure near caustics and in the neighbourhood of a cusps of caustics was determined. The development of the field. in a sum of modes (1) did'nt appear necesssrv. Examples are given. The theory of focusing action of stratified media appears to be quite analogous to the theory of focusing by optical systems when areerration is present. (1 ) Haskell,N.A. J.Appl.Pnvs. , 22, 157-158, 1951. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A. S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Yu. P.Lvsanov. An approximate solution of a problem of sound scatte- ring from rough surfaces. A method is developed of calculating the scattered sound field from a rough surface. The method is based on the solution of an approximate integral equation for the normal component of velocity on the surface. The method is valid for pressure release surfaces. When the amplitude of roughness is great as compared with the wavelength of the incident radiation there is a more rigid limit for the values of the slope. For periodically rough 9uirfaces, satisfying the con- ditions stated above, the scattered field is calculated for both the infinite and finite rou-h surfaces. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A.S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Th? P. Zysanov. Sound scattering from Plane inhomo eneous surfaces with acoustic admittance ELnging in eriodicall al on the sur_ A method is given for calculating the scattered sound field from plane inhomogeneous surfaces having normal im- pedance or admittance independent of the angle of incidenc e. The expression for the scattered field is represented in the form of power series of a relative inhomogeneity of Parameter determining the the surface. A recurrent expre- ssion is given for the n - th term of the series. Severs particular cases are considered in more detail. l The proposed method is valid for any ratio is the wavelength of the incident radia where spatial period of inhomo~~eneit tlon and L the y. A comparison is made with the approximate solution obtained on the assumptin the change of admittance is small at the distanceooftthe the order of one wavelength; it means that it is Possil neglect diffraction effects in the immediate vicinity tf the surface. A criterion ;~ o y of ~"j Vlle approximate method. validity of this v 25X1 Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A. S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926A008400320001-8 A.S.Bebtchouk and L? 0. Makarov. Mechanism of destruction of solid surface films b acoustic all induced cavitation The cavitatio nal destruction of a thin lager of varnish put on a glass plate was studied by means of high speed Photography at the rate of 2000 frames riments were carried on per second in an inactive Expe- the frequency 8000 cps. It liquid (water) at ) at of the film is c east found that the aused at least b destruction Primarily y two different f actors, it is observed as the result, of bubble collapse in, the b1g cavitation immediate observation of vicinity such bubbl e of tie surface. and complex forms of s Indicates 1ar, vibration. e amplitudes that the process itself It is important to of bubble formation note llations at the very surface and its Y surface of the osci_ fluence on the film; film are without in- in- first but the bubble collapse 12000 sec, to destruction of p leads in the a circle with the the film extending on the bubble at the center coincidin g with the position of the bu n i moment of colla s caused b Pse. Another t y small bubbles YPe ?f des- which quid with smooth surfaces Y penetrate between a destructed the film and the Slass defach des from spot' causing small irre ar bits of fil at the surface. m to Moscow. Acoustical Institute o A.S. U SSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926A008400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926A008400320001-8 B.D.Tartakovsky. Filters and matching layers for ultrasound. Methods of acoustical. matching on the boundaries of different media by means of matching layers are studied theoretically and experimentally. Conditions are found giving the least transmission loss in a wide frequency band for a given number of layers. One and two-layered elements made of different materials were tested experi- mentally. The resulting matching of ultrasonic lenses and prisms in the water increased the transmission coeffici- ent to tr1e value of 98-999. The transmission coefficient of a steel plate covered with matching layers reaches 90. Interference filter composed from three layers exert a wide band filtering action on inclined rays and correct tr,e form of the wave-front. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A. S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926A008400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 ,L. N. Kanevsk y and I,.D.Rosenberg Diffraction pattern near the focal line of a corver- ding cylindrical wave. Assuming the small value of the ratio of the wavelength to the dimensions of the radiator, expressions are found for prpssus'e and velocity distribution near the axis of a convergent cylindrical wave front. For some concrete cases (ceramical transducer with radial polarization, ceramical transducer with axial polarization and a reflector'in the form of a parabolic cylinder) focusing factors, gain and width of focal strip for pressure and velocities are cal- culated. A constant angular distribution of the amplitude on the surface of the converging front gives maximum value of the pressure focusing factor. In this case the follo- wing expression gives the width Zo of the focal strip: where K=?ir 2- A and k ,,` is the aperture angle. The approximate expression ?o~ = U,5/ ate is accu- rate enough for the most practical Purposes. Corresponding expressions for different other cases are obtained. Finally some formulas are quoted connecting the pressure on the axis with the focusing factor and total incident energy. It is shown, that in the case of a finite length of radiator, the obtained results are valid on the whole length of the axis except small portions at the ends mea- suring about VA f where f is focal distance. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A. S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 i Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Yu. L.L G s an. On wave ids protiA ation in inhomoNeneous media. The representation in an integral form of the sour field radiated by a Simple d with point source in the medium the velocity depth dependence according x) is given. The case of to Epstein detail. At long distances, the field is represented by a sum of normal modes and a head-wave. There is le dependence of a very simp_ eigenvalues on The vertical field distribution of separate of the problem. separate modes is gi- ven by Jacobi polinomial s. In the case of s- in of velocities the Y~etrica.l dis solution is obtained likewise presence of a perfectl axis of the wave y reflecting surface on the guide. A comparison is made between the e -Pct solution and the approximate solution obtained by the wKB method. a P. S?Epstein Proc . Nat. Acad. Sc. USA. , 1930, 16P N10, F 27. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A. S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 M. A.Iasakovjtch. T application of solid lagers for the removing of shear waves appearix at the from the boundar of a solid. At tvP incidence of a longitudinal Y" v9 on a rlane boun- dary of " solid, covered with a layer of another solid sub- stance rijidly fixed to the former, the reflected ever j is divided between a longitudinal wave and a shear wave. Theo amplitude of the latter depends on the density and elastic , properties of materials, on the thickness of the layer and on the angle of incidence. Forr different comhinations of materials and for different wles of incidence, the thickness of layers is computed ?:i_ vine.; zero amplitude of the reflected shear wive. In this case the longitudinal wave is reflected totally and no transformation into shear wave occurs. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A.S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 The use of Kirchgoff's prir:ci_~?ip i_r. + e X01 A' problems relating to sc-Fit ring; ?nl rarl~i This is a study of some problems rP? =a.ti.n ' (, tering by randomly inhomogeneous sur? es at; on by randomly oscill.ating surface s. It i goff's assumption) that the field ^c,i It of } r,~ -e is the same as if it were built hr to, a 1."n,,Pnt :,1-Y10 having the same nrorerties t trhi s -)int. In the seatteri.ng this assumption t"tr' field on a plane surfa.P' from the change of its. r>ro ert.ies from point to point. In the radiation problem the bold in any point of a curved surface is assumed to be eqiual to the field that would. be built up by the tangent nlene with tae same velocity distribution. The intensity of scattered or radiated field in the Fraunhofer' s zone is expressed in terms of correlation functions of normal velocities or parameters of the surface. ..A.Issako"T?t( I. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A. S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 A. N.Le' o er Inve s?i Zation of the scattering of sound ' C on corrugated surfaces. Experiments on the scattering of sound ~~'.tves b;r morjels with -eriodicall `r corru6atei1 frontal sure-'aces are de9r r-7%- bed. RAsults of ~P,a ,ar.ee~Fants are discussed and compared with -xi_sting theories ;",2;. it is shown, resolves into separ:,.te snectr'al. benirs at tnie 1is- ;=inc e R, ._- 71~.L r)i. , T' - length ni eorru,cr teC1 sur? ne s 7,a 71 A len tit o`' ]yloi-6pr The angle Of iYicir'enr'a, 190 an?i ~' .^7`r~snonriipcr ar1~-1es ~r~ of ?rectra of di-r'ferr- - aL,r e within tue experimental error with t ieo.r'eti%'ai ex- pre^sion: + r ,~ l L where VYl is the order of a particular spectrum. In the regions of validity of mentioned theories, the agreement between experimental and computed data for the relative values of sound pressure amplitudes is satisfactory. 1. L.M.Brekhovskikh , Zhur.Eksptl. i Teort.Fiz., L, 1952. 2. Yu.P.Lysanov , Dissertation, 1955. Moscow. Acoustical Institute of A.S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 A. V. Rim sky-Kors akov. Audibility of non-linear distortion in sound trans- mission systems. The non-linearity to be allowed in sound transmission siystemis usually found experimentally. For this purpose a group of persons is proposed to find (by listening to a program) the grade of non-linearity at which distortion is noticeable. The resulting data may depend on the hea- ring sharpness of these people, on the sequence of the experiments, on the form of non-linearity, frequency band and transmitted program. Therefore the value of such da- t,,, is limited. Distortion hearing thresholds for various programs and forms of non-linearity were measured. In a single experiment for a group of people they are distri- buted in a good agreement with the Gaussian law. A method of computing the non-linear distortion audibility was de- veloped. The transmitted signal is considered to be a sta- tionary oscillating process with normal distribution law. The probability for the non-linear products to exceed the hearing threshold which is influenced by the main trans- mitted signal (masked) was computed. Calculation for a. constant amplitude spectrum signal and transmission sys- tem with a frequency band 100-5000 cps. and various dis- tortion factors was done. The probability of noticing se- cond order non-linear products for a distortion factor = 3% was found to be 0,035; as for g distortion factor = 596 nearly 1/1/ of the whole 7 5 program may be spoiled by non-linear effects. Acoustical )nstitute of . S. USSR. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 $perimental Investigations of Some Cases of Sound Propagation in a Stratified - Inhomogeneous Medium. B. N.Parkhatov The proof and the description of the method of a laboratory investigation of sound propagation in stratified-ir_homo-eneous media are given in this article. The method has been used for souna L.-.iensity measurements in the medium wi to a come t, t negative gradient of the sound velocity and in a similar medium with a surface quasi-isothermal layer. There hcea beau made a cor'~p..xisoza between experimor'.4xl and theoretical data, in particular, tnere is considered the problem of the le, aiitS of appiy:iny the --eometric .L acoustics in certain cases. The interference picture has been shown to be observed in the region nearest to the source in the medium with a constant nega- tive gradient of the sound velocity, at an average the inverse square dependence of intensity upon distance taking place. The position of the extrena may be computed by means of the geo- metrical acoustics, the difference between the experimental and theoretical values increasing with the approach of the boundary of the geometrical shadow. In the latter zone the measured values of sound decay are in essential agreement with the wave theory (6,71 There have been made experiments on measuring sound decay in the surface isothermal layer and in the lower lying inhomogeneous medium with a constant negative gradient of the sound velocity at different values of the parameter 1 101. It has been shown that the sound field may be divided into two regions - the zone of interference and the "effective shadow" zone. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 In the latter zone the measured values of sound decay correspond to the theoretical ones at a < 1 (10,11]. It has been found that the boundary of the application of geometric:.-' theory when the sound is propagatin, in a homogeneous surface layer may be valued by means of ' rekhovskich' s theory [1 C. 3. The described method may also be used for the it Yeati,~ations of mound propagation in other stratified-irlhono,--ne) ..a ntdia. Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 Approved For Release 2008/01/25: CIA-RDP80-00926AO08400320001-8 A AR Jilicr m +Z3Fil m Some theoretical considei?r.tions 0*1, the le;a direr DO'4~~*_ (K, wave number; angular fre ancy . ieaarzrers*t of D is based on the transformation modolalialt in smplitude modulation and vine-veraa, whet: modulated sins wave travels through a dispersive ec2i senaivity the method depends only on the noise ?ev4., receiver and it is independent of the Unavoidable s: ii variations of the' sound velocity in the medium cndd r test. The results at experiments on ultrasonic waves in thin wires (l.mgitatal waves where *aed) and in water at I So/see (modulaftes. fregmaasy t 100 Ic/ses) are given. The experiments were &er It for determining the possibilities of the relied in aaaasties., In the case of longitudal- waves in 4 this wire the dispersion can he calculated from the tssry of Blast tj, ?h. valor of D obtained experimentally is in a good agreement with the ealcalated one. the relative change of the pie velesity corresponding to the frMaency interval of 1010 Ic,/sea was about I0,4., In water no dispersion was observed that agrees whith the theory. L variation of velocity of I cc/see in a fretumey. interval of 100 Lo/seo was detectable when the reoeivew band was about I Li/sea. In order to prevent reflected waves a optical. Indicator of a]?trasonis waves was used.