Narrow Frequency Band Research Articles

On the linear receptivity of trailing vortices

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Subsecond Time Evolution of Type III Solar Radio Burst Sources at Fundamental and Harmonic Frequencies

Abstract Recent developments in astronomical radio telescopes opened new opportunities in imaging and spectroscopy of solar radio bursts at subsecond timescales. Imaging in narrow frequency bands has revealed temporal variations in the positions and source sizes that do not fit into the standard picture of type III solar radio bursts, and require a better understanding of radio-wave transport. In this paper, we utilize 3D Monte Carlo ray-tracing simulations that account for the anisotropic density turbulence in the inhomogeneous solar corona to quantitatively explain the image dynamics at the fundamental (near plasma frequency) and harmonic (double) plasma emissions observed at ∼32 MHz. Comparing the simulations with observations, we find that anisotropic scattering from an instantaneous emission point source can account for the observed time profiles, centroid locations, and source sizes of the fundamental component of type III radio bursts (generated where f pe ≈ 32 MHz). The best agreement with observations is achieved when the ratio of the perpendicular to the parallel component of the wavevector of anisotropic density turbulence is around 0.25. Harmonic emission sources observed at the same frequency (∼32 MHz, but generated where f pe ≈ 16 MHz) have apparent sizes comparable to those produced by the fundamental emission, but demonstrate a much slower temporal evolution. The simulations of radio-wave propagation make it possible to quantitatively explain the variations of apparent source sizes and positions at subsecond timescales both for the fundamental and harmonic emissions, and can be used as a diagnostic tool for the plasma turbulence in the upper corona.

On The Efficiency of P‐Wave Coda Autocorrelation in Recovering Crustal Structure: Examples From Dense Arrays in the Eastern United States

AbstractDue to a sharp contrast in elastic properties across the basement rocks of sedimentary basins (SBs), strong reverberations are generated during the passage of seismic waves. Traditional receiver function methods become inadequate for imaging crustal structure due to the existence of these strong reverberations. We investigate the feasibility of an autocorrelation technique to extract vertical component receiver functions from teleseismic earthquake data and the efficiency of the method to image the crustal architecture in presence of a SB. The method involves spectral whitening followed by autocorrelation and stacking in the depth domain. We show promising results when using temporary seismic networks in the eastern United States. Using synthetic and field‐data examples, we demonstrate that vertical autocorrelations are more efficient than classical radial receiver functions for interpretation purposes in an SB context. We also perform a joint analysis of the amplitudes on radial and vertical receiver functions for characterizing the thickness of the Mohorovičić discontinuity (Moho). We find that the Moho in the eastern United States is a transitional layer (up to 5‐km thick) instead of a sharp boundary. Further, we point out that it is challenging to unambiguously pick and interpret reflected phases on autocorrelations because of the effects of reverberations, cross‐mode contaminations, and a narrow frequency band limiting the resolution of velocity gradients. We therefore send a message of caution for future interpretations based on this technique.

Multirate Audio-Integrated Feedback Active Noise Control Systems Using Decimated-Band Adaptive Filters for Reducing Narrowband Noises.

Audio-integrated feedback active noise control (AFANC) systems deliver wideband audio signals and cancel low frequency narrowband noises simultaneously. The conventional AFANC system uses single-rate processing with fullband adaptive active noise control (ANC) filter for generating anti-noise signal and fullband audio cancelation filter for audio-interference cancelation. The conventional system requires a high sampling rate for audio processing. Thus, the fullband adaptive filters require long filter lengths, resulting in high computational complexity and impracticality in real-time system. This paper proposes a multirate AFANC system using decimated-band adaptive filters (DAFs) to decrease the required filter lengths. The decimated-band adaptive ANC filter is updated by the proposed decimated filtered-X least mean square (FXLMS) algorithm, and the decimated-band audio cancelation filter can be obtained by the proposed on-line and off-line decimated secondary-path modeling algorithms. The computational complexity can be decreased significantly in the proposed AFANC system with good enough noise reduction and fast convergence speed, which were verified in the analysis and computer simulations. The proposed AFANC system was implemented for an active headrest system, and the real-time performances were tested in real-time experiments.

Design of Reconfigurable Patch Antenna in Frequency, Pattern, and Switchable Polarization

In this paper, a circularly polarized frequency, pattern, and polarization switching antenna is proposed. The antenna consists of an octagonal patch, a narrow octagonal ring and four diamond-shaped parasitic patches on the top layer. Two feed points of the radiating patch are connected to a Wilkinson power divider loaded with the phase reconfigurable transmission lines on the bottom layer. Reconfiguration of the polarization and pattern is realized by using PIN diodes as switching components. By controlling the bias voltage across the varactors, various narrow frequency bands can be achieved. The proposed antenna operates at a frequency tuning range from 1.96 to 2.03 GHz. The radiation pattern can be switched among five cases in yoz-plane and xoz-plane, with the switchable polarization between left- and right-hand circular polarization. In addition, these three types of reconfiguration can be controlled independently.

Linearity and nonlinearity in wave run-up and air-gap response for a semi-submersible platform under irregular wave excitation

Extreme wave-structure interaction in terms of wave run-up & air-gap requirement for a semi-submersible floating platform in a random sea is investigated experimentally. The ‘designer’ waves that lead to extreme run-up & air-gap responses are examined to study the reciprocity between the response|NewWave and the wave|NewResponse. Based on the phase-inversion method and linear transfer functions, the linear responses can be decomposed from the total signal, assuming that a description up to 2nd order is sufficiently accurate. We find that the air-gap response between the front legs of the model is accurately predicted using 2nd order decomposition and that the statistics of extreme crests and troughs are split symmetrically either side of the Rayleigh distribution. In contrast, wave run-up on an upstream leg of the structure is much more nonlinear, even without severe splashing. The 2nd order contributions are almost as large as the linear, and there are clearly large contributions from more nonlinear processes. In general, the 2nd order sum frequency contributions can be modelled using a narrow-banded frequency assumption.

On the reductions of aerofoil-turbulence interaction noise through multi-wavelength leading edge serrations

This paper provides an experimental study into the use of multi-wavelength sinusoidal leading edge ( LE) serrations for enhancing the aerofoil-broadband noise reductions. The noise reduction performances of multi-wavelength serration profiles introduced on a flat plate are compared against those generated by single-wavelength profiles when applied separately. The multi-wavelength leading edge serration is made in such a way that its maximum amplitude is kept same as that of each single-wavelength ones to be compared. The present study reveals that the dual-wavelength serrations provide higher noise reductions over a narrow band of frequencies as compared to single and triple wavelength ones. Further, it reveals that the noise reduction characteristics of dual-wavelength serrated airfoils are similar to the flat plates. It shows that the baseline plate generate higher noise radiations for all emission angles as compared to leading edge serrated plates, but the common feature among them is the downstream directivity. For the range of frequencies 0.9 to 5 kHz, the highest directivity is seen at an emission angle of 55° for the baseline, while it occurs at 75° for the serrated plates. The dual wavelength serrations generate lowest acoustic radiations as compared to single and triple ones for all the emission angles. Also, it is noticed that the radiation levels of the dual serrations decrease with increase in amplitude of the serration, which shows that the longer dual serrations generate lowest acoustic radiations. Thus, the present study illustrates that the dual wavelength leading edge serrations act as the best passively modified serration profiles for achieving the highest noise reductions over a wide range of frequencies as compared to single and triple wavelength ones.

Persistent Protein Motions in a Rugged Energy Landscape Revealed by Normal Mode Ensemble Analysis.

Proteins are allosteric machines that couple motions at distinct, often distant, sites to control biological function. Low-frequency structural vibrations are a mechanism of this long-distance connection and are often used computationally to predict correlations, but experimentally identifying the vibrations associated with specific motions has proved challenging. Spectroscopy is an ideal tool to explore these excitations, but measurements have been largely unable to identify important frequency bands. The result is at odds with some previous calculations and raises the question what methods could successfully characterize protein structural vibrations. Here we show the lack of spectral structure arises in part from the variations in protein structure as the protein samples the energy landscape. However, by averaging over the energy landscape as sampled using an aggregate 18.5 μs of all-atom molecular dynamics simulation of hen egg white lysozyme and normal-mode analyses, we find vibrations with large overlap with functional displacements are surprisingly concentrated in narrow frequency bands. These bands are not apparent in either the ensemble averaged vibrational density of states or isotropic absorption. However, in the case of the ensemble averaged anisotropic absorption, there is persistent spectral structure and overlap between this structure and the functional displacement frequency bands. We systematically lay out heuristics for calculating the spectra robustly, including the need for statistical sampling of the protein and inclusion of adequate water in the spectral calculation. The results show the congested spectrum of these complex molecules obscures important frequency bands associated with function and reveal a method to overcome this congestion by combining structurally sensitive spectroscopy with robust normal mode ensemble analysis.

Nonreciprocal Isolating Bandpass Filter With Enhanced Isolation Using Metallized Ferrite

The nonreciprocal bandpass filter has been achieved by utilizing the nonreciprocity characteristics of the magnetostatic surface wave (MSSW) in planar ferrite slabs. In this article, the dispersion relation, impedance, and attenuation of MSSW between the pure and metallized ferrite slabs have been analyzed and compared. Theoretical analysis indicates that the ferrite slab metallized by a thin conductive layer would introduce significant attenuation on the metallized interface, which is MSSW propagating on the isolated direction, while MSSW on the other surface is barely affected. Therefore, nonreciprocal bandpass filter with enhanced isolation can be achieved with metallized ferrite slab. Simulated S-parameters show that a notch in the isolating direction can be obtained at the passing band of the transmitting direction. Experimental results show that the nonreciprocal filter with metallized yttrium iron garnet (YIG) slab (by depositing 100- $\mathbf {nm}$ copper film) exhibits more than 10-dB higher isolation than that with pure YIG slab, while the center frequency, insertion loss, and 3-dB bandwidth maintain almost the same. The center frequency of the filter with metallized YIG slab can be tuned from 7.26 to 8.38 GHz with insertion loss of less than 3 dB, and in-band isolation of more than 30 dB as the dc bias magnetic field is increased from 1.8 to 2.3 kOe. Besides, the nonreciprocal filter has ultra-wide out-band suppression since it utilizes the narrow frequency band of MSSW. The −10-dB out-band rejection exceeds 36 GHz in the upper band and 1 MHz in the lower band.

Wideband Metamaterial Absorber Based on Combination of Unit Cells

Metamaterial absorber is an electromagnetic wave absorber made from metamaterial. It basically works in narrow band frequency as it is designed in a particular shape that related to its resonance frequency. However, some applications, e.g., anechoic chamber, require metamaterial absorber that can work in a wide frequency band. This paper discussed the design of wide band metamaterial absorber using the combination of multiple unit cells. The unit cells type was split ring resonator (SRR). SRR had advantages in terms of its simple shape, it could have more than one resonant frequencies depending on the number of its ring, and its shape could be modified easily to obtain the desired resonant frequencies. We designed metamaterial absorber having good absorbtion rate in 2-10 GHz frequency band. To cover this wide frequency band, we used five unit cells which were arranged on a flat plane. Each unit cell had several resonant frequencies. The design was carried out using simulation software of CST (Computer Simulation System). The fabricated design was measured and the results shown that it had an absorbtion rate of 99% in the measured frequency band.

Investigation of a Radiation Pattern Frequency Dependence of a Subarrayed Slotted Waveguide Antenna Using CAD Ansys HFSS

Introduction. A resonant slotted waveguide antenna allows providing broadside radiation, which coincides with the normal line to the longitudinal axis of the array. Such an antenna can be well-matched in a very narrow frequency band. Even a slight deviation from the operating frequency leads to a significant distortion of the radiation pattern. In this regard, the distortion of the radiation pattern is becoming an urgent task. Aim. The main objective of this work is to preserve the radiation pattern of the resonant slotted waveguide antenna with longitudinal slots in the broad face in operating bandwidth. Materials and methods. Subarraying was performed to preserve the undistorted radiation pattern of the slotted waveguide antenna array in the operating bandwidth. The antenna model and its directional properties were analyzed in CAD Ansys HFSS using Visual Basic Scripting Edition macros. Results. Three slotted waveguide antennas’ models, consisting of two, four, and eight subarrays were developed in Ansys HFSS CAD. The effect of subarraying on the radiation pattern at the center frequency and the upper and the lower operating frequencies is studied. It is shown that the growing number of subarrays leads to a more stable radiation pattern in the operating bandwidth. Conclusions. Full-wave electromagnetic simulations have shown that subarraying of a resonant slotted waveguide antenna is a useful measure that preserves undistorted radiation pattern in the operating frequency band. Usage of Visual Basic Scripting Edition macros allows to minimizing the time spent creating a model in CAD Ansys HFSS.

Gravitational-wave Constraints on the Equatorial Ellipticity of Millisecond Pulsars

Abstract We present a search for continuous gravitational waves from five radio pulsars, comprising three recycled pulsars (PSR J0437−4715, PSR J0711−6830, and PSR J0737−3039A) and two young pulsars: the Crab pulsar (J0534+2200) and the Vela pulsar (J0835−4510). We use data from the third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Virgo combined with data from their first and second observing runs. For the first time, we are able to match (for PSR J0437−4715) or surpass (for PSR J0711−6830) the indirect limits on gravitational-wave emission from recycled pulsars inferred from their observed spin-downs, and constrain their equatorial ellipticities to be less than 10−8. For each of the five pulsars, we perform targeted searches that assume a tight coupling between the gravitational-wave and electromagnetic signal phase evolution. We also present constraints on PSR J0711−6830, the Crab pulsar, and the Vela pulsar from a search that relaxes this assumption, allowing the gravitational-wave signal to vary from the electromagnetic expectation within a narrow band of frequencies and frequency derivatives.

Spectral interleaving by singing humpback whales: Signs of sonar

Singing humpback whales produce a wide variety of tonal and broadband units within their songs, usually organized into patterned sequences. Here, an extensive database of songs made available through Google's Pattern Radio website was analyzed to test the hypothesis that singers produce consecutive units in ways that minimize overlapping spectral content. Consistent with earlier analyses, singers maintained spectral separation across units within most repeating patterns (phrases and subphrases). Additionally, singers preserved the continuity of concentrated spectral energy, as well as the timing of units, as they cycled through different themes. Within songs, singers alternated between producing units that generated persistent reverberant tails tightly focused within narrow frequency bands and more impulsive, broadband units. By spectrally interleaving units, singing humpback whales can potentially avoid overlap between units that could interfere with auditory reception of the signals. By producing signals with broadband and narrowband elements that are spectrally and temporally segregated, singers may also maximize the distances at which they can detect and localize targets using echoes from those signals.

OCSID: Orthogonal Accessing Control Without Spectrum Spreading for Massive RFID Network

In radio-frequency identification (RFID)-based sensors networks, each sensor is integrated with a tag and sensors may co-exist in an area of interest. Before sending data packets, the sensors send their IDs for channel reservations. However, ID collisions happen frequently at the reservation stage which leads to significant time delays, especially for massive and dense networks. In this article, by employing group theory, we show that for $B=2^{k}$ , where $k$ is a positive integer, the set $\{-1,+1\}^{B}$ and the Hadamard product $\circ $ forms a group $\{\{-1,+1\}^{B}, \circ \}$ that can be divided into $(2^{B}/B)$ disjoint subsets, each of which has $B$ binary vectors that are mutually orthogonal. Based on this finding, we propose orthogonal coset identification (OCSID) and its generalization, query tree (QT)-OCSID, that can recover ID information from collisions, and thus considerably improve the efficiency at the reservation stage, particularly when the network is large and/or dense. In an ideal case, it can recover/decode $B$ tags for each query. The fundamental difference between the proposed OCSID schemes and code-division multiple access-based schemes is that, OCSID achieves orthogonal design for ID information recovery by exploiting the inherent orthogonal structure of the binary vector set, instead of spreading the spectrum. Hence, it requires a narrower frequency band, lower circuit complexity, and lower synchronization precision, which are much more preferred by hardware limited devices.

Optimization of noncollinear AOTF design for laser beam shaping.

Optimization of a wide-angle paratellurite acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF) is performed for applications in laser beam shaping systems. The AOTF configuration with annular transfer function is analyzed. It is demonstrated that the optimal AOTF design for single-frequency operation as a narrow-band spatial frequency filter is obtained at acoustic propagation angle of 5.6° relative to the [110] axis. The optimal design for maximization of AOTF resolution in multifrequency laser beam shaping operation mode is obtained at acoustic propagation angle of 13.8°.

Fast-convergence hybrid functional link artificial neural network for active noise control with a mixture of tonal and chaotic noise

The noise generated by some rotating machines usually presents a mixture of tonal and chaotic signals. The hybrid functional link artificial neural network (HFLANN) consisting of sinusoidal noise canceller (SNC), narrowband ANC (NANC) and FLANN subsystems was a great success for this kind of noise. However, it has no ability to overcome nonlinear acoustic path and frequency mismatch, and its convergence rate is sub-optimal. To address the problems of the nonlinear acoustic path and frequency mismatch, an improved HFLANN (IHFLANN) algorithm combining narrowband frequency acquisition and error separation techniques is proposed in this work. The NANC with error separation and adjoint structure (NANC-E-AS) is also introduced to simplify the computational complexity of IHFLANN without sacrificing its performance. Considering the independent NANC converges fast for tonal noise in previous work. We also propose a fast-convergence IHFLANN (FIHLANN) algorithm based on the convex combination of NANC-E-AS and IHFLANN, which accelerates the convergence rate of IHFLANN without reducing noise attenuation result. A large number of simulations have proved the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms.

Aerodynamic noise characteristics of the flow past a circular cylinder

The present study experimentally investigates the aerodynamic noise from the flow past a fixed circular cylinder. The cylinders considered for the study have the diameters (d) in the range of 6 to 25 mm while its span length (L) is constant, which is 300 mm. The free stream velocity is varied up to 50 m/s, and the corresponding Reynolds number (based on d) varies up to 8.3 104, thus maintaining the flow past the cylinder in the subcritical regime. The discrete narrowband frequency tones depicting the aeolian tones are noted in the spectra. The results showed that the aeolian tone frequency decreases with an increase in the cylinder diameter and ceases to exist beyond the diameter of 15 mm. The corresponding Strouhal number of these tones is found to be in the range of 0.18 to 0.21, which is in congruence with the vortex shedding frequency in the subcritical regime. The maximum overall sound pressure level for cylinders having tonal noise is higher by around 30 dB compared to the background noise. Directivity studies show that the noise level is higher along the perpendicular direction of the jet flow. A sixth power Mach number scaling of the acoustic spectra shows a good collapse of the acoustic tonal amplitude.

Recent Advances in QEPAS and QEPTS Based Trace Gas Sensing: A Review

Due to the merits of high quality factor, narrow resonance frequency band, low cost, tiny volume and immune to laser wavelength, QTF is widely used as a sensitive detector in photoacoustic spectroscopy and photothermal spectroscopy based gas sensing. In this invited review paper, the recent progress of QTF based state-of-the-art quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy (QEPAS) and quartz-enhanced photothermal spectroscopy (QEPTS) gas sensing techniques in the past 3 years is summarized and discussed. The future development prospect of QEPAS and QEPTS based gas sensing techniques is also presented.

Baseline-free defect evaluation of complex-microstructure composites using frequency-dependent ultrasound reflections

In this study, baseline-free defect characterization for both flat and ply-drop composites were proposed using frequency dependence of ultrasound reflections. This frequency dependence of ultrasound interaction with delamination and resin layers in composites were investigated through CIVA® simulation and experimental investigation. To extract quantitative data of frequency dependence of ultrasonic reflections in composites with a single test, synchrosqueezed wavelet transform was adopted to decompose the acquired wide-band raw signals into narrow-band frequencies. Quantitative analysis concluded that dependence of ultrasound reflections from defects on frequency in composites are affected by wavelength-to-defect ratio, polymer viscoelasticity, frequency-dependent inter-ply reflections and waviness-induced scattering. Considering these factors, our study found that volumetric defect reflections have a unique frequency dependence. This allows volumetric defect identification and characterization in ultrasonic B-scans to be achieved without comparison to a baseline reference. The proposed method shows a promising solution for non-destructive evaluation of multi-layer composites with diverse microstructures.

A phase linearisation–based modulation signal bispectrum for analysing cyclostationary bearing signals

Bearings are used as the most important load-carrying transmission components in various machines, thus subjecting to a number of faults including wear, fatigue pitting, cracks and so on. Fault detection and diagnosis of bearings can effectively prevent the machine from such typical failures and subsequent consequences. The faults in bearings can lead to the vibration signals that exhibit cyclostationary characteristics due to the inevitably random phase noise (or slippage between bearing components). In this article, a phase linearisation–based modulation signal bispectrum is proposed to tune up the cyclostationary bearing signal into a periodic waveform by linearizing the instantaneous phase of the narrow frequency band signals. In this way, the signal becomes more deterministic and modulation signal bispectrum can be effectively applied to suppression noise and obtain accurate and robust diagnosis results. As a result, this fault detector can achieve high performance in characterising the nonstationary bearing vibration signals and hence diagnose the bearing faults even in the case of extremely low signal-to-noise ratio (<−20 dB), which is benchmarked by the method of conventional modulation signal bispectrum in both simulation and experiment studies.