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The propagation and backscattering of soliton-like pulses in a chain of quartz beads and related problems. (II). Backscattering

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  • Manciu, Marian
  • Sen, Surajit
  • Hurd, Alan J

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We demonstrate that the propagation of solitons, soliton-like excitations and acoustic pulses discussed in the preceding article (M. Manciu, S. Sen and A.J. Hurd, Physica A, preceding article) can be used to detect buried impurities in a chain of elastic grains with Hertzian contacts. We also present preliminary data for 3D granular beds, where soliton-like objects can form and can be used to probe for buried impurities, thus suggesting that soliton-pulse spectroscopy has the potential to become a valuable tool for probing the structural properties of granular assemblies. The effects of restitution are briefly discussed. We refer to available experiments which support our contention.

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  • Manciu, Marian & Sen, Surajit & Hurd, Alan J, 1999. "The propagation and backscattering of soliton-like pulses in a chain of quartz beads and related problems. (II). Backscattering," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 274(3), pages 607-618.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:274:y:1999:i:3:p:607-618
    DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(99)00372-6
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