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Featured Journals

Journals dedicated to research in acoustics:

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

The leading source of theoretical and experimental research results in the broad interdisciplinary subject of sound since 1929

2.3 Impact Factor*
17.9 Years cited half-life*
4.4 CiteScore™†
430+ Avg. views/article annually
Topics covered: Acoustics, interdisciplinary physics
Article types: Articles, Reviews, Tutorials, Forum Articles, Reflections
Access type: Subscription with open access option
Indexed in: Web of Science, Scopus, National Institute of Health, PubMed, Crossref

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JASA Express Letters

Rapidly publishing gold open access research in acoustics

1.4 Impact Factor*
2.5 Years cited half-life*
2.5 CiteScore™†
515+ Avg. views/article annually
Topics covered: Acoustics, interdisciplinary physics
Article types: Express Letters, Tutorials, Perspectives
Access type: Gold open access
Indexed in: Web of Science, Scopus, National Institute of Health, Crossref

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Interdisciplinary Journals

Journals at the intersection of acoustics and related disciplines:

Journal of Applied Physics

Significant results in cutting-edge applied physics

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Applied Physics Letters

Shaping the future of applied physics for over 60 years

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Review of Scientific Instruments

An indispensable resource for researchers invested in cutting-edge instrumentation

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AIP Advances

A peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all areas of the physical sciences

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Journal of Laser Applications

Comprehensive coverage of the latest breakthroughs in laser applications

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Nanotechnology and Precision Engineering

An open access, peer-reviewed journal that covers all areas related to nanotechnology and precision engineering

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AIP Conference Proceedings

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Preface: The 2022 4th International Conference on Vibration, Sound and System Dynamics (ICVSSD 2022)

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Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA)

Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) is an editor-reviewed, open-access, online journal published by the Acoustical Society of America (ASA). Articles originate as papers presented at semiannual ASA meetings or at other cosponsored meetings.

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Highlighted Research

Acoustic analysis of Taylor Swift's dialect changes across different eras of her career

Across different stages of her career, Taylor Swift has moved in and out of communities that have distinct regional or socio-cultural dialects. Her extensive history of media interactions offers a rare opportunity to observe longitudinal dialect change.

Vowel signatures in emotional interjections and nonlinguistic vocalizations expressing pain, disgust, and joy across languages

In this comparative cross-linguistic study we test whether expressive interjections (words like ouch or yay) share similar vowel signatures across the world's languages, and whether these can be traced back to nonlinguistic vocalizations (like screams and cries) expressing the same emotions of pain, disgust, and joy.

Overview of distributed acoustic sensing: Theory and ocean applications

Extensive monitoring of acoustic activities is important for many fields, including biology, security, oceanography, and Earth science. Distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) is an evolving technique for continuous, wide-coverage measurements of mechanical vibrations, which is suited to ocean applications.

Starship super heavy acoustics: Far-field noise measurements during launch and the first-ever booster catch

Far-field (9.7–35.5 km) noise measurements were made during the fifth flight test of SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy, which included the first-ever booster catch. Key results involving launch and flyback sonic boom sound levels include (a) A-weighted sound exposure levels during launch are 18 dB less than predicted at 35 km;

Evaluating OpenAI's Whisper ASR: Performance analysis across diverse accents and speaker traits

This study investigates Whisper's automatic speech recognition (ASR) system performance across diverse native and non-native English accents. Results reveal superior recognition in American compared to British and Australian English accents with similar performance in Canadian English.

Why does the Falcon-9 booster make a triple sonic boom during flyback? An initial analysis

When the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket booster descends through the atmosphere after a launch, it produces a sonic boom with three shocks in the far field, rather than the usual two-shock N-wave. In this Letter, the additional shock's origin is explained using sonic boom theory, nonlinear propagation modeling, computational fluid dynamics, and photographic evidence.

Whispering gallery mode sensing through the lens of quantum optics, artificial intelligence, and nanoscale catalysis

Ultra-sensitive sensors based on the resonant properties of whispering gallery modes (WGMs) can detect fractional changes in nanoscale environments down to the length and time scales of single molecules. However, it is challenging to isolate single-molecule signals from competing noise sources in experiments, such as thermal and mechanical sources of noise, and—at the most fundamental level—the shot noise limit of classical light.

Single mode, distributed feedback interband cascade lasers grown on Si for gas sensing

A single mode distributed feedback (DFB) interband cascade laser (ICL) grown on a (001) Si substrate has been developed. The designed DFB ICL with a grating on top of the ridge emits at a wavelength near 3.4 μm, suited for methane gas sensing, and operates in continuous wave up to 35 °C, with a maximum output power of 4 mW/facet at 15 °C and a side mode suppression ratio of 20 dB in the whole operating range.

Tunable THz-whistle built on a two-dimensional electronic analog of a Helmholtz resonator

We propose a tunable THz generator built on a two-dimensional electronic analog of a conventional Helmholtz resonator. The generator excitation is provided by a flow similar to that in a whistle in conventional hydrodynamics.

Tunable bandpass filters using a defective phononic crystal shunted to synthetic negative capacitance for longitudinal waves

This study illustrates the successful achievement of tunable defect bands in one-dimensional defective phononic crystals (PnCs) through the incorporation of piezoelectric defects with synthetic negative capacitances (SNCs) for the first time.

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