title: Finite-bandwidth effects on the causal prediction of ultrasonic attenuation of the power-law form.
abstract: Kramers-Kronig (K-K) relations exist as a consequence of causality, placing nonlocal constraints on the relationship between dispersion and absorption. The finite-bandwidth method of applying these relations is examined where the K-K integrals are restricted to the spectrum of the experimental data. These finite-bandwidth K-K relations are known to work with resonant-type data and here are applied to dispersion data consistent with a power-law attenuation coefficient (exponent from 1 to 2). Bandwidth-restricted forms of the zero and once-subtracted K-K relations are used to determine the attenuation coefficient from phase velocity. Analytically, it is shown that these transforms produce the proper power-law form of the attenuation coefficient as a stand-alone term summed with artifacts that are dependent on the integration limits. Calculations are performed to demonstrate how these finite-bandwidth artifacts affect the K-K predictions under a variety of conditions. The predictions are studied in a local context as a function of subtraction frequency, bandwidth, and power-law exponent. The K-K predictions of the power-law exponent within various decades of the spectrum are also examined. In general, the agreement between finite-bandwidth K-K predictions and exact values grows as the power-law exponent approaches 1 and with increasing bandwidth.
authors.affiliation: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6101, USA.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mobley
authors.forename: Kendall R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D008962:Models, Theoretical; D014465:Ultrasonics