Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. Acoustic Phonon Spectroscopy

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Crossing Effects in Phonon Scattering

      • L. J. Challis

      Pages 2-9

   3. Far Infrared Volume Generation and Detection of Phonons

      • K. F. Renk

      Pages 10-17

   4. The Josephson Junction — A New Tunable Phonon Source with High-Frequency Resolution

      • P. Berberich, H. Kinder

      Pages 18-25

   5. Two Applications of Microwave Acoustics in Liquid Helium: High Resolution Microscopy and Direct Measurement of Phonon Dispersion

      • D. Rugar

      Pages 26-33

   6. Heater Film Dynamics, Phonon Diffusion and Phonon Decay

      • T. E. Wilson, W. E. Bron, F. M. Lurie, W. L. Schaich

      Pages 34-36

   7. Infrared Excitation of High-Frequency Phonons by Multiphonon Absorption

      • U. Happek, R. Baumgartner, K. F. Renk

      Pages 37-39

   8. Zero-Field Hyperfine Splitting of Al2O3:V3+ by Josephson Phonon Spectroscopy

      • A. Schick, P. Berberich, W. Dietsche, H. Kinder

      Pages 40-42

   9. Subnanosecond Bolometry Using Niobium Films

      • J. P. Maneval, J. Desailly, B. Pannetier

      Pages 43-45

   10. Generation of High-Frequency Phonons by Metallic Point Contacts

       • R. J. G. Goossens, J. I. Dijkhuis, H. W. de Wijn, A. G. M. Jansen, P. Wyder

       Pages 46-48

   11. Nonequilibrium Phonon Distribution in a Quantizing Magnetic Field: A Tunable GHz to THz Phonon Generator?

       • G. W. Slater, A.-M. S. Tremblay

       Pages 49-51

   12. Relaxation Processes and Response Time of Superconductors to a Periodic Excitation

       • N. Perrin, C. Vanneste

       Pages 52-54

   13. Amplitude Modulated Heat Pulses

       • L. Hirschbiegel, M. Siemon, W. Grill

       Pages 55-57

   14. Thermal Conductivity Measurement Under Applied Uniaxial Stress

       • B. Salce

       Pages 58-60

   15. Thin Piezoelectric PVDF-Layers as Ultrasonic Transducers

       • A. Ambrosy, K. Holdik, W. Scheitler, H. Schulze

       Pages 61-63

3. Back Matter

   Pages 64-70

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4. Phonon Focusing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 71-71

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   2. Phonon Focusing in Germanium Imaged by Electron-Beam Scanning

      • W. Metzge, R. Eichele, H. Seifert, R. P. Huebener

      Pages 72-74

   3. Nonlinear Phonon Focusing

      • D. Armbruster, G. Dangelmayr, W. Güttinger

      Pages 75-77

This volume contains the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Phonon Scattering in Condensed Matter held from August 22-26, 1983 at the University of Stuttgart. The preceding conferences were organized at Saint Maxime and Paris in 1972, at the University of Nottingham in 1975, and at the Brown University Providence/Rhode Island in 1979. The Stuttgart conference, like the preceding conferences, was mainly con­ cerned with "propagating" high-frequency acoustic phonons, mechanical waves and heat up to the lattice limiting frequency. Lattice dynamics, optical pho­ nons, phase transitions, etc., were included as far as they are involved in acoustical phonon scattering, propagation and generation. In this context the conference covered all aspects of acoustical phonon physics, especially generation of phonons, propagation, scattering and detection. Since acoustic phonons participate in most energy-transfer processes in solids and liquids, the field of interest is growing rapidly. Therefore exciting new developments of acoustic phonon physics could be presented at the Stuttgart conference as well as important progress with respect to well-known problems, as, for example, the Kapitza resistance. Two hundred and six scientists from 21 countries attended the conference. Thirteen invited papers and 105 contributed papers, with 34 as posters, were presented. The discussions are included in this volume. A discussion session on large wave vector phonons was organized and chaired by V. Narayanamurti. A discussion session on phonon scattering at interfaces was organized and chaired by R.O. Pohl.

• Matter
• Phase
• condensed matter
• dynamics
• transitions
• wave

• Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart 80, Fed. Rep. of Germany

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