Sound Absorption and Diffusion: Modeling, Measurement and Application
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (JASA) and JASA Express Letters are calling for papers for a joint Special Issue on “Sound Absorption and Diffusion: Modeling, Measurement and Application.”
Absorption and diffusion from surfaces are the two main design tools for adjusting the acoustic conditions in a room. As such, the correct modelling and measurement of sound absorption and sound diffusion are of paramount importance in the creation of quality acoustics, which often results from an appropriate combination of absorptive and diffusive surfaces. Surface diffusion is a relatively young subject area, and there are many misconceptions surrounding its application and characterization. While there is greater understanding of the mechanisms of sound absorption, new research has reignited the long-running debate over its measurement and prediction.
This Special Issue aims at covering the latest developments in the prediction, measure, quantification, and design of absorptive and diffusing surfaces.
Please note: Accepted papers will be published in the next available regular issue of the selected journal and identified as belonging to this Special Issue. After all papers from both journals have been published for the Special Issue, they will all be listed in a joint online collection on the JASA and JASA Express Letters websites.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
- Modeling of absorptive and diffusive surfaces
- Techniques for the measurement of sound diffusion (diffusion and scattering coefficients)
- Standardization: challenges and perspectives
- Techniques for the measurement of sound absorption (absorption and reflection coefficients, surface impedance)
- In situ vs. standardized characterization methods
- Low frequency phenomena
- Use of absorption/scattering coefficients in room acoustics simulations
- Design of absorptive and diffusive new and metasurfaces
Guest Editors
Mélanie Nolan
Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Email: melnola@dtu.dk
Ning Xiang*
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Email: xiangn@rpi.edu
Peter D’Antonio, USA
RPG Acoustical Systems
Email: pdantonio@rpgacoustic.com
*Liaison Guest Editor
Manuscript Details & Submission
Please note: although there will be a joint online collection, your paper, if accepted, will publish in the journal you chose to submit to.
- Please select the journal you will be submitting to and visit the following, where you will find the Information for Contributors for the selected journal and link to this journal’s online submission system:
- For JASA: JASA Preparing Your Manuscript page
- For JASA Express Letters: JASA Express Letters Preparing Your Manuscript page
- To ensure your submission is considered for the Special Issue, please do the following:
- In your manuscript file, before the abstract, please include the following: “This paper is part of a special issue on Sound Absorption and Diffusion: Modeling, Measurement and Application.”
- When submitting your paper in the selected journal’s online submission system:
- Select the appropriate article type for your manuscript (see the selected journal’s Information for Contributors for details on article types).
- Select the name of this special issue (SPECIAL ISSUE ON SOUND ABSORPTION AND DIFFUSION: MODELING, MEASUREMENT AND APPLICATION) in the dropdown menu for the section/category.