Table of Contents
Experimental Evaluation of Thin-Walled Glass Spheres as Deep-Water
Acoustic Sources
An ìIdealî Acoustic Source for CTBT Hydro Research Would...
What Could We Do With This Source?
Imploding Light Bulbs Have Been Used for Many Years in Shallow
Water Experiments
The ìOld Monitorî Acoustic Source
Histogram of SOFAR Channel Depths in the Mid-Atlantic
Histogram of SOFAR Channel Depths in the Mid-Pacific
Physics of the Imploding Sphere Source
Stress Analysis - Failure Depth of a Thin-Walled Glass Sphere
Failure Depth of a Glass Sphere
Plastic Flow in Glass
Experiment at Dabob Bay, WA - March 1999
Dabob Bay Bathymetry
Dabob Bay Sound Velocity Profile
Experiment Geometry and Equipment
Close-up of 14-inch Glass Sphere
Glass Sphere Deployment
Close-up of Smasher
Smasher Being Deployed
Pressure Time Series at 90-ft Hydrophone
Close-up of Implosion Signal at 90-ft Hydrophone
Spectrum of Implosion
Pressure Time Series at 150-ft Hydrophone
Comparison of Hydrophone Data
Tether Retrieved After Experiment
Bubble Pulse Calculation
Equivalent TNT Weight
Energy Calculation
How Far Would the Signal Propagate?
Issues for Study
Summary and Conclusions
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