Published October 13, 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

How to estimate the Green's function of a heterogeneous medium between two passive sensors? Application to acoustic waves

  • 1. LOA, Universite Paris 7, CNRS UMR 7587, ESPCI, Paris (France)
  • 2. LGIT, Universite Joseph Fourier, CNRS UMR 5559, Grenoble (France)

Description

The exact Green's function of a heterogeneous medium can be retrieved from the crosscorrelation of the fields received by two passive sensors. We propose a physical interpretation based on time-reversal symmetry. We address the issue of causality and show the role of multiple scattering for the reconstruction of the Green's function. Ultrasonic experimental results are presented to illustrate the argument. Applications to geophysics and ocean acoustics are discussed

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
83
Journal Issue
15
Journal Page Range
p. 3054-3056
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLAB

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36025529
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S58: GEOSCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ACOUSTICS; CAUSALITY; GEOPHYSICS; GREEN FUNCTION; MULTIPLE SCATTERING; SEAS; SOUND WAVES; SYMMETRY; UNDERWATER; WAVE PROPAGATION
Descriptors DEC
FUNCTIONS; LEVELS; PHYSICS; SCATTERING; SURFACE WATERS

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(c) 2003 American Institute of Physics.