Underwater Acoustics
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This facility provides ample room to conduct underwater acoustic experiments with a water tank having a 6 meter length, 3 meter width, and a 6 meter depth. The lab is equipped with a 3D positioner used to measure signals at various locations or to scan a field of points.
Airborne Acoustics![](https://metalab.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2019/01/IMG_20190107_135355455.jpg)
Airborne acoustic experiments are conducted in a different lab setting nearby. Using a waveguide bounded by two acrylic sheets, one and two-dimensional wave propagation can be studied in a variety of conditions. Recording these signals is done with a microphone attached to a motorized positioner that navigates a predetermined area to collect data.
Small Water Tank![](https://metalab.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2019/01/IMG_20190111_142733546.jpg)
This lab also conducts underwater acoustic experiments on a smaller scale with a smaller water tank. The current set up is for measuring the acoustic transmission and reflection through a skull with ultrasound transducers.
High Frequency Ultrasonic Imaging![](https://metalab.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2019/01/IMG_20190104_145438_01.jpg)
Our high frequency ultrasonic imaging experiments utilize a Verasonics system with a transducer array that can emit and detect acoustic waves up to 30 MHz.
Neuron Core Facility![](https://metalab.gatech.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/833/2019/01/IMG_20190104_145435_01.jpg)
The neuron core facility includes several patch clamping systems that can measure the electrophysiology of cultured neurons, brain slices, and mouse brain in vivo.