scholarly journals A distorted wave Born approximation target strength model for Bering Sea euphausiids

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 204-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joy N. Smith ◽  
Patrick H. Ressler ◽  
Joseph D. Warren
Keyword(s):  
Bering Sea ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Born Approximation ◽  
Target Strength ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Numerical Density ◽  
Strength Model ◽  
Distorted Wave ◽  
Distorted Wave Born Approximation ◽  
Taper Function

Abstract Smith, J. N., Ressler, P. H., and Warren, J. D. 2013. A distorted wave Born approximation target strength model for Bering Sea euphausiids. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70:204–214. Acoustic surveys monitor euphausiid populations in the Bering Sea because of their importance as prey for walleye pollock and other organisms. Various scattering models exist to convert acoustic backscatter data to estimates of euphausiid numerical density or biomass, but a target strength (TS) model specific to Bering Sea euphausiids has not been available. This study parameterized a distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA) scattering model using physical (length and body shape) and material (density contrast, g, and sound speed contrast, h) properties measured from live euphausiids. All model parameters (length, shape, material properties, orientation) were evaluated for their effect on predicted TS. A polynomial function was used to describe animal shape and produced smaller TS estimates compared to a taper function, as is traditionally used in DWBA scattering models of euphausiids. Animal length was positively correlated with TS, but variations in other parameters (including material properties and orientation) also produced large changes in TS. Large differences in TS between estimates calculated using measured versus literature material property values caused large variations in acoustic estimates of euphausiid numerical densities (animals m−3) which emphasizes the importance of collecting site-specific g and h measurements when possible.

scholarly journals Validation of the stochastic distorted-wave Born approximation model with broad bandwidth total target strength measurements of Antarctic krill

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 625-635 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Demer ◽  
Stéphane G. Conti
Keyword(s):  
Born Approximation ◽  
Antarctic Krill ◽  
Target Strength ◽  
Biomass Estimation ◽  
Distorted Wave ◽  
Distorted Wave Born Approximation ◽  
Sound Scattering ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Field Station ◽  
Broad Bandwidth

Abstract Total-scattering cross-sections (σt) of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) were measured over a broad bandwidth (36–202 kHz) using a new technique based on acoustical reverberation in a cavity. From 18 February to 9 March 2002, mean total target strengths (TTS = 10 log(σt/4π)), were measured from groups of 57–1169 krill (average standard length=31.6 mm; standard deviation=6.6 mm) at the Cape Shirreff field station, Livingston Island, Antarctica, and aboard RV “Yuzhmorgeologiya”. Chirp pulses were transmitted sequentially by an omni-directional emitter into one of three glass carboys containing groups of krill swimming in 9.3, 19.3, or 45.9 liters of seawater (0.6°C≤temperature≤4.0°C). Between each pulse the krill moved within the fixed-boundary tank and the modulated reverberations were sensed bi-statically with three omni-directional receivers. At each center frequency (fc), the coherent energy in 200-pulse ensembles identified sound scattered by the tank. The incoherent energy described total sound scattering from the krill. Thus, the TTS at each fc was extracted from a correlation analysis of energy reverberated in the tank. Measurement bias was determined to be ±0.4 dB from an experiment using metal sphere reference targets, and the precision was estimated as ±0.8 dB from the variability in the krill TTS (fc) measurements. The empirical estimates of mean σt corroborated a krill-scattering model based on the distorted-wave Born approximation (DWBA), enhanced by the authors to account for the stochastic nature of sound scattering (SDWBA), integrated over all scattering angles and averaged over all incident angles (SDWBATTS). The SDWBA, solved for target strength of Antarctic krill, may be the best predictor of backscatter for this important species and may also provide backscattering spectra for improving their acoustic identification. These advances may help to reduce uncertainty in krill-biomass estimation using multi-frequency echosounder data and echo-integration methods.

The 44Ca(d,α)42K Reaction at 4.0 MeV

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (9) ◽  
pp. 772-778 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. T. Lee ◽  
D. D. Long
Keyword(s):  
Excitation Function ◽  
Born Approximation ◽  
Optical Model ◽  
Angular Distributions ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Direct Reaction ◽  
Distorted Wave ◽  
Distorted Wave Born Approximation

The angular distributions from the 44Ca(d,α)42K reaction were measured at Ed = 4.0 MeV in a range of angles from 40° to 160°. Based on the observation of forward peaking of the angular distributions and diminished fluctuations at 4 MeV in the excitation function, an analysis was carried out utilizing the distorted wave Born approximation. For the five strongly excited levels below 1.3 MeV, satisfactory fits were obtained using optical model parameters from the literature. The results, which were consistent with the spin assignments from other experiments, revealed no gross inadequacies of a direct reaction analysis at this energy which are not present at higher energies. For three levels in42K, the range of spins was tentatively reduced. In the case of the 1.113 MeV level, no previous assignments had been made.

Multi-channel distorted-wave Born approximation for rovibrational transition rates in molecular collisions

2021 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 034105
Author(s):  
Taha Selim ◽  
Arthur Christianen ◽  
Ad van der Avoird ◽  
Gerrit C. Groenenboom
Keyword(s):  
Born Approximation ◽  
Transition Rates ◽  
Distorted Wave ◽  
Distorted Wave Born Approximation ◽  
Molecular Collisions

Analysing powers and differential cross sections of (3He,p) reactions on 6Li and 7Li at low energy

1995 ◽  
Vol 73 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 74-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Baddou ◽  
C. Rioux ◽  
R. J. Slobodrian ◽  
J. M. Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sections ◽  
Differential Cross ◽  
Born Approximation ◽  
Low Energy ◽  
Angular Distributions ◽  
Differential Cross Sections ◽  
Distorted Wave ◽  
Distorted Wave Born Approximation ◽  
Nucleon Transfer ◽  
Cluster Transfer

Angular distributions of the differential cross sections and analysing powers were measured at an energy of 4.6 MeV. The results are compared with the distorted wave Born approximation predictions for two-nucleon transfer and for a deuteron-cluster transfer. The agreement is qualitative at best, and a discussion of alternatives to improve it is presented.

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