Mesoscopic wave physics in fish shoals
Ultrasound scattered by a dense shoal of fish undergoes mesoscopic interference, as is typical of low-temperature electrical transport in metals or light scattering in colloidal suspensions. Through large-scale measurements in open sea, we show a set of striking deviations from classical wave diffus...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIP Publishing LLC
2020-05-01
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| Series: | AIP Advances |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0005145 |
| Summary: | Ultrasound scattered by a dense shoal of fish undergoes mesoscopic interference, as is typical of low-temperature electrical transport in metals or light scattering in colloidal suspensions. Through large-scale measurements in open sea, we show a set of striking deviations from classical wave diffusion, making fish shoals good candidates to study mesoscopic wave phenomena. The very good agreement with theories enlightens the role of fish structure in such a strong scattering regime that features slow energy transport and brings acoustic waves close to the Anderson localization transition. |
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| ISSN: | 2158-3226 |