Reverberation Chamber
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The term reverberation Chamber is used in acoustics
as well as in electrodynamics.
Acoustics
Acoustics is the interdisciplinary science that deals with the study of all mechanical waves in gases, liquids, and solids including vibration, sound, ultrasound and infrasound. A scientist who works in the field of acoustics is an acoustician while someone working in the field of acoustics...
as well as in electrodynamics.
- Reverberation roomReverberation roomA reverberation chamber or room is a room designed to create a diffuse or random incidence sound field . Reverberation chambers tend to be large rooms and have very hard exposed surfaces...
s or echo chamberEcho chamberthumb|right|Echo chamber of the Dresden University of Technologythumb|right|Hamilton Mausoleum has a spectacularly long lasting unplanned echoAn echo chamber is a hollow enclosure used to produce echoing sounds, usually for recording purposes...
s are used for soundSoundSound is a mechanical wave that is an oscillation of pressure transmitted through a solid, liquid, or gas, composed of frequencies within the range of hearing and of a level sufficiently strong to be heard, or the sensation stimulated in organs of hearing by such vibrations.-Propagation of...
applications. - Electromagnetic reverberation chamberElectromagnetic Reverberation ChamberAn electromagnetic reverberation chamber is an environment for electromagnetic compatibility testing and other electromagnetic investigations. Electromagnetic reverberation chambers have been introduced first by H.A. Mendes in 1968...
s are used for electromagnetic compatibilityElectromagnetic compatibilityElectromagnetic compatibility is the branch of electrical sciences which studies the unintentional generation, propagation and reception of electromagnetic energy with reference to the unwanted effects that such energy may induce...
testing and related electromagneticElectromagnetismElectromagnetism is one of the four fundamental interactions in nature. The other three are the strong interaction, the weak interaction and gravitation...
applications.