Physical acoustics combining experimental, theoretical, and computational work
Publications
R. Chaudhary, A. Powell, D. Banfield, A. Petculescu, and R. D. White, 鈥淪ensitivity Analysis of Ultrasonics for Measuring Helium Abundance and Ortho-Para Hydrogen Fraction鈥, Applied Physics Letters 128, 062202 (2026), DOI: 10.1063/5.0309362
R. Chaudhary, A. Powell, D. Banfield, I. Neeson, A. Petculescu, and R. D. White, "Ultrasonic technique to measure helium abundance on the giant planets: An experimental validation study," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 158, 3472-3485 (2025), DOI: 10.1121/10.0039662
G. Averbuch and A. Petculescu, "Calculating the acoustic and internal gravity wave dispersion relations in Venus's supercritical lower atmosphere," J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 157, 3180鈥3191 (2025), DOI: 10.1121/10.0036505
M. Gillier, A. Petculescu et al., 鈥淕eographical, seasonal and diurnal variations of acoustic attenuation and sound speed in the near-surface Martian atmosphere,鈥 Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets (2024), DOI: 10.1029/2023JE008257
B. Chide, X. Jacob, A. Petculescu et al., 鈥淢easurements of sound propagation in Mars鈥 lower atmosphere,鈥 Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 615 118200 (2023), DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2023.118200
