ULTRASONIC ATTENUATION IN LEAD

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1963 · Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), Ser. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1963.0006· OSTI ID:4756639

Mackintosh, A R

The absorption of longitudinal ultrasonic waves was studied as a function of transverse magnetic field in pure single crystals of lead at 1.2 deg K. The results were found to be generally consistent with the Fermi surface of lead suggested by Gold. In particular a detailed study of the magneto-acoustic oscillations, as a function of sample orientation and field direction, allowed the determination of some of the dimensions of the hole surface in the second Brillouin zone and revealed a number of new electronic orbits on the multiply- connected surface in the third zone. The absolute magnitude of the attenuation and its dependence on propagation direction and on magnetic field were studied and the results interpreted in terms of the general theory of ultrasonic absorption. (auth)

• Research Organization: Cambridge Univ., Eng.
• NSA Number: NSA-17-015001
• OSTI ID: 4756639
• Report Number(s): IS-436
• Journal Information: Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), Ser. A, Journal Name: Proc. Roy. Soc. (London), Ser. A Journal Issue: 1344 Vol. Vol: 271; ISSN 1364-5021
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ABSORPTION
ATOMIC MODELS
ELECTRONS
LATTICES
LEAD
LOSSES
LOW TEMPERATURE
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MONOCRYSTALS
ORBITS
OSCILLATIONS
PHYSICS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
ULTRASONICS
ZONES