Propagation of acoustic beams in a paratellurite crystal

Abstract

A general solution to the problem of acoustic beam diffraction in an anisotropic medium has been obtained. The effect of acoustic anisotropy of paratellurite crystal on the structure of beams propagating in the XY crystallographic plane has been analyzed. Ray spectra are calculated for different propagation directions of ultrasound. The effects of beam focusing, defocusing, and autocollimation caused by acoustic anisotropy have been analyzed.