Ultrasound attenuation in ferrofluids

作者:Shliomis Mark*; Mond Michael; Morozov Konstantin
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2008, 101(7): 074505.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.074505

摘要

The absorption of acoustic energy by internal degrees of freedom of short chains is proposed as a new viable mechanism of ultrasound attenuation in ferrofluids. It is demonstrated that even though the volume fraction of the chains may be quite small, such an effect may reach the order of magnitude of viscous damping. In addition, by investigating the statistical properties of dimers in ferrofluids, it is shown that an applied magnetic field modifies the sound attenuation in a highly anisotropic manner. The proposed mechanism provides new insight into the fundamental issue of colloidal response, and, in particular, may lead to its utilization in novel experimental concepts.

  • 出版日期2008-8-15