Measured early lateral energy fractions in concert halls and opera houses

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 232, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-100

  Barron, M ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; ACOUSTIC WAVE REFLECTION; OPERA HOUSES;

EARLY LATERAL ENERGY FRACTION; SOURCE BROADENING;

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS;

EID: 0033752110     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1999.2686     Document Type: Article

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