A comparison of impulse-like sources to be used in reverberation time measurements
Marko Horvat, Kristian Jambrošić, Hrvoje Domitrović · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2008
As a part of an extensive ongoing research on reverberation time measurements, efforts have been made to find an impulse-like source that will comply with certain demands concerning its spectral content and sound pressure levels it can provide. Although the relevant standards state that such kind of sources should be avoided due to the lack of measurement repeatability, their use has proved to be necessary due to inability of conventional omni-directional loudspeakers to provide adequate sound pressure levels, especially at the low end of the frequency range of interest, thereby ensuring sufficient dynamic range. Therefore, the emphasis of this investigation has been made on peak sound pressure levels and the amount of low frequency content each source is able to provide. The investigated sources include 6 mm and 8 mm pistols, firecrackers with different amount of explosive compound and explosive mixtures of acetylene gas.