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http://dx.doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2007.26.1.001

Asymmetry Actions of Tymbals & Resonance Condition in Air Sac of the Cicada Cryptotympana Atrata  

Yoon, Ki-Sang (대전지족고등학교)
Suh, Sang-Joon (한국표준과학연구원 역학그룹)
Suh, Jae-Gap (한국표준과학연구원 역학그룹)
Abstract
This paper presents a study on acoustic characteristics and sound generation mechanism of Cryptotympana atratas' songs which cause noise problems in summer days. The waveforms & FFT of Cryptotympana atratas' songs in nature were analyzed, and the actions of tymbals were visualized by the high speed camera. In order to know resonance frequency of the abdominal cavity of male Cryptotympana atrata, the sine sweep test was done. It was observed from the experimental results that Cryptotympana atrata's two tymbals act asymmetrically with respect to time & shape, and make a variety of frequencies every time it vibrates. It was also shown that Cryptotympana atratas' have a structure that cause resonances sounds only in a $7{\sim}7.5 kHz$ bandwidth.
Keywords
Cryptotympana atrata; Tymbal; Asymmetry action; Resonance condition;
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