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We report the first ultrasonic measurements of the acoustic impedance of water at frequencies as high as 280 GHz. We describe the picosecond optical technique and present preliminary results at 25 C for the reflection coefficient of bismuth/water interfaces as a function of frequency.
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See for example C.M. Davis, Jr. and J. Jarzynski, in “Water: A Comprehensive Treatise” (F. Franks, ed.), Plenum Press, New York (1972).
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Morath, C.J., Stoner, R.J., Maris, H.J. (1993). Picosecond Optics Measurements of the Acoustic Impedance of Water at Frequencies up to 280 GHz. In: Meissner, M., Pohl, R.O. (eds) Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter VII. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 112. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84888-9_181
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