Breaking the sound barrier: Tunneling of acoustic waves through the forbidden transmission region of a one-dimensional acoustic band gap array

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 689-693

  Robertson, W M ^a   Ash, J ^a   McGaugh, J M ^a  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044534407     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1477430     Document Type: Article

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