title: Bistability of a compliant cavity induced by acoustic radiation pressure.
abstract: We report on the first observation of multiple-order bistability due to acoustic radiation pressure in a compliant acoustic cavity formed between a spherical ultrasonic transducer immersed in water and the free liquid surface located at its focus. The hysteretic behavior of the cavity length, observed both with amplitude ramps and frequency sweeps, is accurately described using a one-dimensional model of a compliant Fabry-Pérot resonator assuming the acoustic radiation pressure to be the only coupling between the cavity and the acoustic field.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Physique Moléculaire Optique et Hertzienne, UMR CNRS 5798, Université Bordeaux I, 351 cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Issenmann
authors.forename: Régis
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wunenburger
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manneville
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Delville