Title: The diffraction of leaky Rayleigh waves at the extremity of a fluid‐loaded plate
Abstract: This study reveals that leaky Rayleigh waves, when scattered at the extremity of a thick plate swamped in water, generate leaky Rayleigh waves that propagate around the corner. Furthermore, it is experimentally proved that leaky Rayleigh waves are stimulated by the borders of a Gaussian-bounded beam and not by the interior of the beam. A comparison between the scattering of leaky Rayleigh waves and the scattering of Scholte–Stoneley waves at the extremity is also outlined and shows that leaky Rayleigh waves on the vertical edge at the extremity of the plate are best stimulated by means of incident leaky Rayleigh waves and not by means of Scholte–Stoneley waves. [Work supported by The Flemish Institute for the Encouragement of the Scientific and Technological Research in Industry (I.W.T.) and by a NATO Collaborative Linkage Grant.]
Publication Year: 2004
Publication Date: 2004-05-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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