by Ng Chiu-king., Title also in Chinese characters., Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 189-195)., ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.v, p.vi, Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1, Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- STANDARD MIE SCATTERING AND MORPHOLOGY DEPENDENT RESONANCES --- p.5, Chapter 2.1 --- General Descriptions --- p.6, Chapter 2.1.1 --- Nonresonant Scattering --- p.13, Chapter 2.1.1.1 --- Internal Intensity --- p.13, Chapter 2.1.1.2 --- Understanding in Terms of Geometric Optics --- p.14, Chapter 2.1.2 --- Resonances --- p.19, Chapter 2.1.2.1 --- Q-factor --- p.23, Chapter 2.1.2.2 --- Internal Intensity --- p.25, Chapter 2.1.2.3 --- Understanding in Terms of Geometric Optics --- p.28, Chapter 2.2 --- Theories --- p.31, Chapter 2.2.1 --- Nonresonances --- p.31, Chapter 2.2.2 --- Resonances --- p.32, Chapter 2.2.2.1 --- TE Mode in Lorentzian Form --- p.32, Chapter 2.2.2.2 --- Degradation due to Absorption --- p.35, Chapter 2.2.3 --- Response to a Pulse --- p.37, Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Nonresonant Modes --- p.38, Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Resonant Modes --- p.39, Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- NONLINEAR MIE SCATTERING AND THE PROPOSED MECHANISMS --- p.42, Chapter 3.1 --- NRL Experiment --- p.42, Chapter 3.1.1 --- Observations --- p.42, Chapter 3.1.2 --- Parameters --- p.43, Chapter 3.1.3 --- Evidence of Q Degradation --- p.45, Chapter 3.2 --- Proposed Mechanisms --- p.49, Chapter 3.2.1 --- Volume Perturbation due to electrostrictively Generated Acoustic Waves --- p.50, Chapter 3.2.2 --- Surface Perturbation due to Shape Distortion --- p.50, Chapter 3.2.3 --- Stimulated Brillouin Scattering --- p.51, Chapter 3.2.4 --- Bubbles Formation --- p.52, Chapter 3.3 --- Envelope Fluctuation --- p.53, Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- ELECTROSTRICTION AND THE PERTURBATION THEORY OF THE LINEWIDTH --- p.55, Chapter 4.1 --- Electrostriction --- p.55, Chapter 4.2 --- Perturbation of the Linewidth --- p.42, Chapter 4.2.1 --- Theory --- p.58, Chapter 4.2.2 --- Remarks --- p.60, Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- ELECTROSTRICTIVELY GENERATED ACOUSTIC VIBRATIONS --- p.64, Chapter 5.1 --- Estimate of Density Change --- p.64, Chapter 5.2 --- Pressure Disturbances --- p.65, Chapter 5.3 --- Electrostrictively Coupled Coefficients --- p.67, Chapter 5.4 --- Validity of Impulse Approach --- p.70, Chapter 5.5 --- An Expedient Model --- p.71, Chapter 5.5.1 --- Fractional Change in Density --- p.73, Chapter 5.5.2 --- Q Degradation --- p.81, Chapter 5.6 --- Exact Result --- p.88, Chapter 5.7 --- Nonimpulse Approach to Resonant Mode --- p.89, Chapter 5.7.1 --- Results --- p.91, Chapter 5.8 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.93, Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- LOW-FREQUENCY SURFACE OSCILLATIONS --- p.94, Chapter 6.1 --- Surface Bulging --- p.95, Chapter 6.1.1 --- Equation of Motion --- p.97, Chapter 6.1.2 --- Results --- p.100, Chapter 6.1.3 --- Justification of Incompressibi1ity --- p.109, Chapter 6.2 --- Q Degradation --- p.110, Chapter 6.2.1 --- Experimental Situation --- p.111, Chapter 6.2.1.1 --- Single Pulse --- p.114, Chapter 6.2.1.2 --- Pulse Train --- p.116, Chapter 6.2.2 --- Hypothetical Bulging --- p.119, Chapter 6.3 --- Further Investigations --- p.123, Chapter 6.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.130, Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- STIMULATED BRILLOUIN SCATTERING --- p.131, Chapter 7.1 --- General Descriptions --- p.132, Chapter 7.1.1 --- Resonant SBS --- p.133, Chapter 7.1.2 --- One Gain Mode --- p.136, Chapter 7.2 --- SBS Pressure Disturbances --- p.137, Chapter 7.3 --- Pulse Train --- p.140, Chapter 7.3.1 --- Necessity of Projection --- p.141, Chapter 7.3.2 --- Amplitude of Projected Mode --- p.143, Chapter 7.4 --- Results --- p.145, Chapter 7.5 --- Remarks --- p.150, Chapter 7.6 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.155, Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- BUBBLE FORMATION --- p.156, Chapter 8.1 --- Degradation due to Cavitations --- p.157, Chapter 8.2 --- Coalescence of Gas Bubbles --- p.159, Chapter 8.3 --- Acoustic Cavitation --- p.161, Chapter 8.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.165, Chapter CHAPTER 9 --- CONCLUSION AND DISCUSSION --- p.166, APPENDIX A --- p.170, APPENDIX B --- p.175, APPENDIX C --- p.180, APPENDIX D --- p.184, APPENDIX E --- p.187, REFERENCES --- p.189, http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5888163, Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)