<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE article  PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD Journal Publishing DTD v3.0 20080202//EN" "http://dtd.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/3.0/journalpublishing3.dtd"><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" dtd-version="3.0" xml:lang="en" article-type="research article"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">OJA</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title>Open Journal of Acoustics</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2162-5786</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Scientific Research Publishing</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.4236/oja.2015.54015</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">OJA-62195</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Articles</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="Discipline-v2"><subject>Physics&amp;Mathematics</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>
 
 
  Diffraction of a Plane Acoustic Wave from a Finite Soft (Rigid) Cone in Axial Irradiation
 
</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>ozyslav</surname><given-names>B. Kuryliak</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Zinoviy</surname><given-names>T. Nazarchuk</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Victor</surname><given-names>O. Lysechko</given-names></name><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"><sup>1</sup></xref><xref ref-type="corresp" rid="cor1"><sup>*</sup></xref></contrib></contrib-group><aff id="aff1"><addr-line>Department of Physical Basis for Diagnostic of Materials, Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine</addr-line></aff><author-notes><corresp id="cor1">* E-mail:<email>dkuryliak@ipm.lviv.ua(OBK)</email>;<email>nazarch@ipm.lviv.ua(ZTN)</email>;<email>vtlysechko@gmail.com(VOL)</email>;</corresp></author-notes><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>14</day><month>10</month><year>2015</year></pub-date><volume>05</volume><issue>04</issue><fpage>193</fpage><lpage>206</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>19</day>	<month>November</month>	<year>2015</year></date><date date-type="rev-recd"><day>accepted</day>	<month>22</month>	<year>December</year>	</date><date date-type="accepted"><day>25</day>	<month>December</month>	<year>2015</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement>&#169; Copyright  2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. </copyright-statement><copyright-year>2014</copyright-year><license><license-p>This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</license-p></license></permissions><abstract><p>
 
 
  The problem of diffraction of a plane acoustic wave by a finite soft (rigid) cone is investigated. This one is formulated as a mixed boundary value problem for the three-dimensional Helmholtz equation with Dirichlet (Neumann) boundary condition on the cone surface. The diffracted field is sought as expansion of unknown velocity potential in series of eigenfunctions for each region of the existence of sound pressure. The solution of the problem then is reduced to the infinite set of linear algebraic equations (ISLAE) of the first kind by means of mode matching technique and orthogonality properties of the Legendre functions. The main part of asymptotic of ISLAE matrix element determined for large indexes identifies the convolution type operator amenable to explicit inversion. This analytical treatment allows one to transform the initial diffraction problem into the ISLAE of the second kind that can be readily solved by the reduction method with desired accuracy depending on a number of truncation. All these determine the analytical regularization method for solution of wave diffraction problems for conical scatterers. The boundary transition to soft (rigid) disc is considered. The directivity factors, scattering cross sections, and far-field diffraction patterns are investigated in both soft and rigid cases whereas the main attention in the near-field is focused on the rigid case. The numerically obtained results are compared with those known for the disc.
 
</p></abstract><kwd-group><kwd>Acoustic Wave</kwd><kwd> Finite Cone</kwd><kwd> Disc</kwd><kwd> Far-Field Pattern</kwd><kwd> Scattering Cross Section</kwd><kwd> Near Field</kwd><kwd> Analytical Regularization Procedure</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><body><sec id="s1"><title>1. Introduction</title><p>A contemporary nondestructive testing and acoustic diagnostics of materials exploit the modelling simulation. The latter provides for interaction of waves with defects of canonical shapes for which some analytical and semi-analytical solutions of corresponding diffraction problems can be obtained. These solutions play a key role in benchmark data for common numerical methods. On the other hand, it is of importance to take into account physical characteristics of defects and constructions for obtained reliable results of diagnostics in a wide frequency range. It is clear that solutions of diffraction problems on impedance surface very often cannot be obtained in analytical forms. But one can obtain a solution by analytical method for soft and rigid surfaces which are the boundary cases of impedance. So here, we contemplate as a model of construction or defect a finite cone with these surfaces.</p><p>In the scientific literature, a significant number of works are devoted to the study of diffraction of acoustic waves in semi-infinite cones with different types of boundary conditions (Dirichlet, Neumann, impedance boundary condition). Infinite circular cones [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref1">1</xref>] -[<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref7">7</xref>] are mainly considered. Diffraction elliptic cone is reviewed in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref8">8</xref>] and one of limiting cases of the cone such as diffraction of acoustic waves on plane sectors is studied in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref9">9</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref10">10</xref>] . A semi-transparent cone is investigated in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref11">11</xref>] . Scattering of electromagnetic wave by infinite cones is also considered (see, for example [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref12">12</xref>] ). It should be noticed that the infinite cone is explored from the mechanical point of view in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref13">13</xref>] .</p><p>The Wiener-Hoрf method in combination with the method of Kontorovich-Lebedev integral transformations is used for the solution of the diffraction problem on finite hollow cones (where discs are considered as particular cases of cones) [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref14">14</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref15">15</xref>] and on the semi-infinite cone formed by the finite and semi-infinite conical surfaces with different boundary conditions [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref16">16</xref>] . In publication [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref17">17</xref>] , the appropriate problem is solved on a finite cone with internal termination in one of the sectors. Analytical regularization procedure for diffraction problems on fragments of circular conical surfaces is proposed earlier in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref18">18</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref19">19</xref>] where an excellent survey of known results for diffraction by finite cone is done. This procedure is used for investigation of the finite cone [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref20">20</xref>] in the electromagnetic case. Geometrical theory of diffraction is used in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref21">21</xref>] .</p><p>In this article, based on analytical regularization procedure [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref18">18</xref>] , we investigate a scattered field of a plane acoustic wave from the perfectly soft (rigid) finite cone in a different frequency range.</p></sec><sec id="s2"><title>2. Statement of the Problem</title><p>Let us consider the perfectly soft (S) rigid (R) hollow finite cone <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x6.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref>) in a spherical coordinate system<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x7.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Cone <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x8.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is irradiated by a plane monochromatic acoustic wave that propagates along the symmetry of a cone in the direction <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x9.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with the velocity potential</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula494"><label>, (1)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x10.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x11.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the vector, that defines a position of any point on the wave front, with the component <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x12.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x13.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x14.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the normal vector,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x15.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x16.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the unit vector,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x17.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x18.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is a wave number, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x19.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the circular velocity, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the phase of the sound. Time factor <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x20.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x21.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is suppressed throughout this paper.</p><p>Since the velocity potential <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is symmetrical and independent of azimuth angle<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x22.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x23.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, than the scattering field is estimated in terms of the scalar (velocity) potential, satisfying the three-dimensional Helmholtz equation</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula495"><label>, (2)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x24.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x25.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is Laplace operator,</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x26.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>The unknown potential <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> of the diffracted field is related to the sound pressure <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and to the velocity of particles <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x27.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x28.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x29.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> by way of</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x30.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x31.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,</p><p>and satisfies the Dirichlet (S) or Neumann (R) boundary conditions on the surface of the cone <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x32.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> as follows:</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x33.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>for S; (3a)</p><fig id="fig1"  position="float"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig1">Figure 1</xref></label><caption><title> Geometrical scheme of the problem</title></caption><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x34.png"/></fig><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x35.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>for R. (3b)</p><p>Here <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x36.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is mean density; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x36.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x37.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the nabla operator.</p><p>In order to obtain the unique solution to the problem (2), (3), the additional conditions must be imposed on the unknown velocity potential<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x38.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>: the radiation condition written as:</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x39.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x40.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,</p><p>and the condition of the finiteness of energy in any bounded volume (edge condition) given as:</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x41.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s3"><title>3. Solution of the Diffraction Problem</title><p>For solution of the diffraction problem let us decompose the space <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x42.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in regions</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x43.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x44.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x45.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (4)</p><p>and determine the total field in the form of</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula496"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x46.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Since the unknown scalar potential <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x47.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> satisfies the Helmholtz Equation (2), we represent it by means of eigenfunctions in the appropriate domains as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula497"><label>(5)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x48.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Here<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>are unknown expansion coefficients; 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<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the Macdonald function;<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x57.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x49.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x50.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x51.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x52.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x53.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x54.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x55.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x57.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x56.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>are positive roots of transcendental equations</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x58.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x58.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x59.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, for S; (6a)</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x60.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x60.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x61.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, for R, (6b)</p><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x62.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the associated Legendre function, which is defined in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref22">22</xref>] by the expression</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x63.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>For further convenience, in (5) we introduce <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for S cone and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x66.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x66.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x67.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and the unknown <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x64.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x65.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x66.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x67.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x68.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for R cone.</p><p>The condition (6) guarantees satisfying the boundary condition at the conical surfaces for field presentation (5), as well as the finiteness of energy in the conical vertex. The Equation (5) satisfies the radiation condition at infinity.</p><p>We expand the scalar potential of an incident plane acoustic wave (1) in the series of spherical functions. Accounting a definition of indices <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x69.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for S and R cones leads to one</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula498"><label>(7)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x70.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x71.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for S and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x71.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for R cases respectively;<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x71.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x72.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x73.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>To find the unknown expansion coefficients in the (5), we use the mode matching technique</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula499"><label>(8a)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x74.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula500"><label>(8b)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x75.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Substituting the relationship (5), (7) into Equation (8) leads to the series equations. In order to take into account the singularity of velocity of particles <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x77.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x76.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x77.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x78.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the distance to the edge in local coordinate system, we present these equations by way of</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula501"><label>(9a)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x79.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula502"><label>(9b)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x80.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where the prime indicates the derivation with respect to the argument.</p><p>In order to reduce series Equation (9) to the infinite system of linear algebraic equations (ISLAE), we use a property of orthogonality of Legendre functions, which leads to [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref18">18</xref>]</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula503"><label>. (10)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x81.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Here upper sign (“+”) corresponds to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x82.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and lower sign (“?”) <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x82.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x82.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x82.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x83.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x84.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x85.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> respectively; other notations are</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x87.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x86.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x87.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x88.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>for S; (11a)</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x90.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x89.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x90.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x91.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>for R. (11b)</p><p>First, we analyze the series Equation (9) for soft cone (S-case). For this purpose we substitute series (10) into Equation (9). Next, limiting the finite number of unknowns and excluding<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x92.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x92.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x93.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>we come to finite system of linear algebraic equations as follows:</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x94.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; (12a)</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula504"><label>, (12b)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x95.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x100.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x96.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x97.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x98.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x99.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x100.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x101.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>The main reason of this limitation is to provide the correct transition from Equation (12) to ISLAE (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x102.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>), the solution of which satisfies the Meixner condition at the conical edge. For this purpose, we introduce a growing sequence of roots<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x102.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x103.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x102.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x103.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x104.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>of transcendental Equation (6a) as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula505"><label>. (13)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x105.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Next, in Equation (12) we pass to limit <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x106.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x106.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x107.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) and arrange the ISLAE according to sequence (13) as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula506"><label>. (14)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x108.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Here<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x109.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x109.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x110.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is the infinite matrix with the elements given as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula507"><label>, (15)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x111.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x112.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is the known vector</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula508"><label>. (16)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x113.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Then we turn to analysis of rigid cone (R-case). To obtain the correct solution we take into account the values of pressure independent from <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in domains<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, which are determined by the unknowns<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, separately. This is done because the minimal (first) positive roots of the Equation (6b)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Substituting (10) into (9) and limiting the finite number of the unknowns, we exclude<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>(<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) and come to ISLAE, where the first equation for indices <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x114.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x115.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x116.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x117.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x118.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x119.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x120.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x121.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x122.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x123.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x124.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> looks as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula509"><label>, (17)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x125.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and the others are determined by Equations (12a), (12b) with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x126.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x126.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x127.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> respectively. Here<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x126.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x127.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x128.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>According to our previous step for S-case, we introduce a growing sequence <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x129.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in the following:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula510"><label>. (18)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x130.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>For this case we use the definition of roots of transcendental equations by way of (6b).</p><p>Further, passing to limit <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) and arranging (12) and (17) according to (18), we arrive at ISLAE in form of (14) with<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x133.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Thus, it is easy to prove that <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x133.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x134.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for the other unknown<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x131.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x132.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x133.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x134.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x135.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s4"><title>4. Regularization of ISLAE</title><p>Taking into account the asymptotic properties of the modified Bessel and Macdonald functions for large indices, it is found that</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula511"><label>(19)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x136.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>which is correct for S and R cones.</p><p>Let us introduce the operator formed with the main parts of the asymptotic expression (15) as</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula512"><label>, (20a)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x137.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>and</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula513"><label>. (20b)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x138.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Here</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x139.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x139.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x140.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> ,</p><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is determined from the factorization of the even meromorphic function<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x142.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, which is regular in the strip <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x142.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x143.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with simple zeroes and poles at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x142.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x143.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x144.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x142.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x143.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x144.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x145.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>that are located at the real axis out of the<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x141.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x142.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x143.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x144.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x145.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x146.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>;</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula514"><label>(21)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x147.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>are split functions, regular in the right <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and in the left <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x151.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> half- planes respectively; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x151.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x152.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x151.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x152.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x153.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> if <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x151.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x152.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x153.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in the regularity region, where upper sign corresponds to S and lower to R cones. Furthermore, the product of operators (20) represent the identity matrix I,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x148.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x149.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x150.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x151.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x152.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x153.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x154.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x155.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Next, we formulate original diffraction problem (14) via the ISLAE of the second kind as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula515"><label>. (22)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x156.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The technique described above is elaborated in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref18">18</xref>] [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref19">19</xref>] and called the analytical regularization procedure.</p><p>ISLAE (22) admits the solution in the class of sequences <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for S and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x157.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x158.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x159.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for R cases. This fulfils all the necessary conditions for the existence of a unique solution of ISLAE (22), including the Meixner condition on the edge [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref18">18</xref>] .</p><p>We represent the other unknown coefficient in both S and R cases through the solution (22) by way of</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x160.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,</p><p>where<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>is Kronecker symbol; upper indexes in brackets correspond to region <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and lower ones to region <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x165.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x165.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x166.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x165.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x166.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x167.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x165.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x166.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x167.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x168.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x161.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x162.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x163.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x164.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x165.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x166.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x167.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x168.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x169.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>for S and R cases respectively.</p><sec id="s4_1"><title>4.1. Low-Frequency Solution</title><p>Let us rewrite the basic ISLAE (22) for both Dirichlet and Neumann cases by way of</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula516"><label>, (23)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x170.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x171.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>We take into account the low frequency asymptotic (19) and estimate the terms in expression (16) as:</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x172.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>for. (24)</p><p>Neglecting the terms of order<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x174.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, we immediately derive the approximate solution (23) as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula517"><label>. (25)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x175.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Let us introduce a contour integral</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula518"><label>, (26)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x176.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where the circle <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with radius <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> that envelopes the simple poles of the integrand at <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. The integrand (26) decays as<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, if<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x184.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for S and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x177.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x178.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x179.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x180.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x181.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x182.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x183.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x184.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x185.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for R cases. Next, using the residual theorem, it is found that</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula519"><label>. (27)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x186.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Substituting (20b) into (25) and taking into consideration the expression (27) we arrive at</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula520"><label>. (28)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x187.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The expression (28) gives the approximate solution of the diffraction problem in low-frequency case as series of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x188.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s4_2"><title>4.2. Transition from Finite Cone to Disc</title><p>Let us consider the particular case of the problem when cone opening angle <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x189.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and becomes the disc. For this case, it is found that indices <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x189.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x190.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x189.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x190.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x191.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> are determine as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula521"><label>(29)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x192.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>with<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x193.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Let us present the kernel function (21) in explicit form with split function <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x194.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula522"><label>(30)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x195.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Then, the couple of the regularization operators (20) is simplified and looks as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula523"><label>(31a)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x196.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula524"><label>(31b)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x197.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Summarizing the above results, we prove that the solution of the wave diffraction problem for soft and rigid disc is reduced to the ISLAE, which we obtain from (22), taking into account expressions (29)-(31).</p></sec></sec><sec id="s5"><title>5. Numerical Calculation</title><p>All characteristics of the scattered field are calculated by reduction of ISLAE (22). The order of reduction has been chosen from the condition <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x198.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x198.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x199.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Based on the solution we consider a far-field characteristics for soft and rigid cones and near-field characteristics for rigid cone as they are more practical in use.</p><sec id="s5_1"><title>5.1. Far-Field Characteristics of Soft and Rigid Cones</title><p>Let us express the far-field pattern as</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula525"><label>, (32)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x200.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>where <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x201.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for its physical matter determines the scattered field in region<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x201.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x202.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>With the help of (32), we analyze a diffraction pattern for soft and rigid finite cones when the incident plane wave (7) illuminates the apex (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) directly and aperture (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>), particularly for <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. The curves in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref> show the far-field patterns for soft cone. From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>(a) we can observe a formation of the main lobe of diffraction pattern in the direction of forward scattering <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (curve 1), while backscattering (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) radiation tends to zero. The side lobes are formed for observation angles<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. The main lobe essentially grows with increasing<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x210.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. We also observe a typical peak about<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x210.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x211.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, which corresponds to specular reflection (see curve 2) and the wide deep shadow region for<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x210.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x211.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x212.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, whereas the contribution of radiation can be neglected. In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>(b), we can observe the far field patterns in the case of plane wave irradiation of the cone aperture (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x210.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x211.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x212.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x213.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>). As it is seen from the behavior of curve 1 (compared to curve 1 and 2 in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>(a)), the magnitudes of field scattering in direction <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x210.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x211.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x212.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x213.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x214.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is almost the same and significant radiation is observed in the range of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x203.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x204.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x205.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x206.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x207.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x208.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x209.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x210.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x211.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x212.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x213.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x214.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x215.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>In order to obtain a profound knowledge of the scattering mechanism, we compare the scattering properties of soft and rigid finite cones. <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref> shows the far-field patterns scattered by the rigid cone with the same geometrical parameters as in the previous case. Comparison of the curves in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>(a), <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref>(b) and <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>(a), <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref>(b) visually, we find the similar scattering properties for soft and rigid finite cones illuminated by the plane wave, which propagates along the conical axis. The main difference is the inherent backscatter effect for the sharp rigid cone and its lack for the same soft cone.</p><p>We verified our results by comparing them with those obtained for circular soft (rigid) disc when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x216.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x216.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x217.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref>, the magnitudes of the velocity potential is plotted as a function of the polar angle<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x216.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x217.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x218.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. The solid curve 1 (3) is obtained by us for soft (rigid) disc, while the dashed ones 2 (4) are obtained in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref6">6</xref>] . There is an excellent agreement for all values of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x216.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x217.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x218.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x219.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Our further examination aims at studying the energy characteristics of scattering. First of all, we determine the directivity factor [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref23">23</xref>] as:</p><fig-group id="fig2"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig2">Figure 2</xref></label><caption><title> Far-field patterns scattered by the soft cone for different wave parameter kc. (a)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x222.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; (b)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x222.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x223.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Curve 1 corresponds to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x222.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x223.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x224.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and curve 2 to<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x222.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x223.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x224.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x225.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</title></caption><fig id ="fig2_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x220.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig2_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x221.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig3"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig3">Figure 3</xref></label><caption><title> Far-field patterns scattered by the rigid cone for different wave parameters kc. (a)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x228.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; (b)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x228.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x229.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Curve 1 corresponds to<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x228.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x229.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x230.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, curve 2 to<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x228.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x229.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x230.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x231.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</title></caption><fig id ="fig3_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x226.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig3_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x227.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig4"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig4">Figure 4</xref></label><caption><title> The angular dependence of far field pattern. (a) Soft disc; (b) Rigid disc. Full line 1 (2) gives our calculation, broken line 3 (4) the values acording to [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref6">6</xref>] .</title></caption><fig id ="fig4_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x232.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig4_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x233.png"/></fig></fig-group><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula526"><label>. (33a)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x234.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>Applying (32) for (33a) it is found that</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula527"><label>. (33b)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x235.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>(a), we can see the monotonous increase of the directivity factor <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for soft finite cone with the growth of wave parameter <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and cone-generating angle<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. In the case of a rigid cone (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref>(b)), the growth of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is similar, however with oscillations. This indicates that the formation of far-field radiation in direction <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is not monotonuous. The maximum value is expected to be observed for wide cones (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x241.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>). For long wave (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x241.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x242.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>), we have about <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x241.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x242.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x243.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x241.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x242.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x243.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x244.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) for a soft (rigid) cone. The latter corresponds to the case of the pulsating (oscillating) disc. So we see that directivity factor can be improved only by increasing the wave parameter <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x241.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x242.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x243.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x244.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x245.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and cone-generating angle<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x236.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x237.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x238.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x239.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x240.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x241.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x242.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x243.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x244.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x245.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x246.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Besides, one can obtain a good concentration of energy in forward direction.</p><p>Let us express the total scattering cross section <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x247.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref23">23</xref>] as:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula528"><label>. (34)</label><graphic position="anchor" xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x248.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>The scattering cross section <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x249.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> as a function of the parameter <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x249.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x250.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for soft and rigid cones with different opening angles <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x249.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x250.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x251.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(a), <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(b) respectively.</p><p>The curves shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(a) have different origins and these are shown in <xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref>. They indicate to better scattering properties of the soft structure than of the rigid one in low-frequency range (see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(b)). The further increase of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x252.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> curves come to almost constant value (<xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(a)). The behavior of the curves in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(b) shows the decay of their oscillations with the increase of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x252.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x253.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, as well as the shift of the major peaks</p><fig-group id="fig5"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig5">Figure 5</xref></label><caption><title> The series of the directivity factor. (a) Soft cone; (b) Rigid cone.</title></caption><fig id ="fig5_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x254.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig5_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x255.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig6"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref></label><caption><title> The series of the scattering cross section. (a) Soft cone; (b) Rigid cone.</title></caption><fig id ="fig6_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x256.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig6_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x257.png"/></fig></fig-group><p>with the increase of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x258.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> to the low-frequency region. This is observed as a result of the well-known piston action in low-frequency range. Its lowest level is observed for cone-generating angle <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x258.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x259.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and wave parameter about<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x258.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x259.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x260.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, with the higher peaks for a wide cone, for instance, when<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x258.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x259.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x260.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x261.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the wave parameter is<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x258.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x259.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x260.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x261.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x262.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p></sec><sec id="s5_2"><title>5.2. Some Near-Field Characteristics</title><p>Let us derive the total field potential representation at the point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x263.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> located on the finite rigid conical surface as a function of the dimensionless parameter <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x263.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x264.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> as follows:</p><disp-formula id="scirp.62195-formula529"><graphic  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x265.png"  xlink:type="simple"/></disp-formula><p>This gives the value of the total field potential at the vertex, if <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and at the deepest point of the bottom of conical cavity, if<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Dependences of the normalized sound pressure from <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> at the point <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for these two cases are shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref>. The curve in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref>(a) is plotted for <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and shows the interference of the periodical oscillations at the vertex for <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with the period of about<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x272.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref>(b), the same dependence at the bottom of the cone with <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x272.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x273.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is shown. The pressure also has almost periodical oscillation with the period<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x272.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x273.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x274.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. So we see that one can obtained a good amplification of pressure for some frequencies. For example, when <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x272.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x273.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x274.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x275.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and value of <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x272.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x273.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x274.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x275.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x276.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is near 25, then the amplification is about <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x266.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x267.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x268.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x269.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x270.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x271.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x272.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x273.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x274.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x275.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x276.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x277.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> in comparison with an incident wave.</p><p>In <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>(a), the dependences of the normalized sound pressure from <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x278.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> at the center of rigid disc (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x278.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x279.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) is shown. The curve on this figure shows the tripling of the pressure near <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x278.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x279.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x280.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and a minimum at<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x278.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x279.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x280.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x281.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, where the pressure almost equals that of the incidence plane wave<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x278.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x279.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x280.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x281.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x282.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. Further increase of the frequency leads to the periodical alternation of the maxima and minima. It indicates the formation of Fresnel zones. Comparison of our results with those obtained theoretically and experimentally [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref24">24</xref>] are also shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>(b). The difference of our theoretical results (curve 1) and experimental results (curve 3) is caused by two reasons: the finite thickness of the disc (0.25 in) used in experiment, and the experimental errors specified by external probe microphone. From <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref>(b), we can observe the excellent agreement our result (see curve 1) and theoretical result of [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref6">6</xref>] (see curve 2).</p><p>A more complicated diffraction effect <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x283.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> can be obtained, if we put down <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x283.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x284.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and observe it for range<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x283.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x284.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x285.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. It give us the cone’s surface pressure distribition along the cone-generating lengh c which is shown in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref> and calculated by way of</p><table-wrap id="table1" ><label><xref ref-type="table" rid="table1">Table 1</xref></label><caption><title> First term of scattering cross-section expansion for soft cones (see also <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig6">Figure 6</xref>(a))</title></caption><table><tbody><thead><tr><th align="center" valign="middle"  rowspan="2"  >Scattering cross-section</th><th align="center" valign="middle"  colspan="9"  >Cone-generating angle (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x286.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>)</th></tr></thead><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" >10˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >20˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >30˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >40˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >50˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >60˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >70˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >80˚</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >90˚</td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" ><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x287.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula></td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.108625</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.211077</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.325297</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.443974</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.558198</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.658833</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.737536</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.787636</td><td align="center" valign="middle" >0.810569</td></tr></tbody></table></table-wrap><fig-group id="fig7"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig7">Figure 7</xref></label><caption><title> Normalized total field at the apex of the rigid cone. (a)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x290.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; (b)<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x290.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x291.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</title></caption><fig id ="fig7_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x288.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig7_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x289.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig8"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig8">Figure 8</xref></label><caption><title> Normalized total field magnitude at the center of the rigid disc. (a) Our calculations for large range of<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x294.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>; (b) Comparison of our data calculation (curve 1) with curve 2 obtained in [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref6">6</xref>] and experimental results (curve 3) from [<xref ref-type="bibr" rid="scirp.62195-ref24">24</xref>] .</title></caption><fig id ="fig8_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x292.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig8_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x293.png"/></fig></fig-group><fig-group id="fig9"><label><xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref></label><caption><title> Distribution of the pressure on lateral conical surface and disc. (a) Cone-generating angle is equal 30 degree; (b) Cone-generating angle is equal 90 degree. Sign “+” denotes the illuminating side (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x297.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) and “?” corresponds to the shadow side (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x297.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x298.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>); curves 1 are for <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x297.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x298.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x299.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and curves 2 are for<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x297.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x298.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x299.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x300.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</title></caption><fig id ="fig9_1"><label> (b)</label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x295.png"/></fig><fig id ="fig9_2"><label></label><graphic mimetype="image"   position="float"  xlink:type="simple"  xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x296.png"/></fig></fig-group><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x301.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>.</p><p>Here the upper sign and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> correspond to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x303.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> region and the lower sign and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x303.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x304.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> correspond to <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x303.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x304.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x305.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> region. Besides, for<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x303.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x304.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x305.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x306.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x303.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x304.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x305.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x306.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x307.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>and <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x302.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x303.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x304.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x305.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x306.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x307.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x308.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> represent the shadow and illuminated sides of the cone respec&#173;tively.</p><p>In our investigation, we limit oneself to angles <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. As can be seen from the foregoing <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref> in low frequency range (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) the distribution of pressure (see curves 1 in <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(a), <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(b)) over cone and disc surfaces in the shadow (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x312.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) and the illuminated (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x312.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x313.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) sides is not greater than the incident field. Futhermore, for the disc (see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(b)), the pressure along surfaces gradually tends to the incident field and equalizes with it at the edge. The situation is rather different for <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x312.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x313.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x314.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> (see curves 2 on <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(a), <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(b)). As it is seen from <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(a), the pressure on the lateral conical surface from the region <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x312.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x313.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x314.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x315.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> is distributed almost symmetrically with two maxima about<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x312.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x313.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x314.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x315.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x316.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>,<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x309.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x310.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x311.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x312.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x313.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x314.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x315.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x316.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x317.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. At the rear side the main maximum</p><p>(<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x318.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) is observed at the conical bottom, where pressure <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x318.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x319.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> and remains on the same level</p><p>along<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x320.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>. It is because the piston mode gives the main contribution for pressure formation at the bottom of the conical cavity. This shows that the cone cavity is applicable for accumulation of acoustic energy. Another behavior of the pressure we observe for the disc surface (see <xref ref-type="fig" rid="fig9">Figure 9</xref>(b)). Here the main maximum is formed near <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x320.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x321.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> with the good amplification (<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x320.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x321.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x322.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>) for the illuminated side <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x320.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x321.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x322.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x323.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> while with</p><p><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x324.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>near the center. On the back side of the disc surface <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x324.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x325.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> the pressure is lower than incident wave</p><p>(<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x326.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>), except for the center.</p></sec></sec><sec id="s6"><title>6. Conclusions</title><p>The mode matching technique together with the analytical regularization procedure is developed for the solution of the canonical diffraction problem of a plane acoustic wave by finite soft and rigid cones in axial irradiation. The diffraction problem has been reduced to ISLAE of the second kind, which satisfies all the necessary conditions. The simple analytical solution in the static case has been derived. In addition, the limit cases of soft and rigid discs are considered, and the inverse operators in explicit form for these cases are obtained.</p><p>Numerical solution is used for examination of the finite cone scattering characteristics in a wide frequency range. It is shown that for soft and rigid cases, the main lobe of the far-field pattern is formed in the forward direction for vertex irradiation, while in both the forward and the back directions they are formed for opposite irradiation. The global minima in low-frequency range for scattering cross section in soft case have been obtained, and the feebly resonating character of scattering cross section in <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x327.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for rigid case has been shown. For other frequency<inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x327.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x328.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula>, the scattering cross section does not exceed the double square of the disc <inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x327.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x328.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula><inline-formula><inline-graphic xlink:href="http://html.scirp.org/file/4-1610155x329.png" xlink:type="simple"/></inline-formula> for both cases.</p><p>By examination of the near field diffraction effect, the formation of periodical oscillations and good amplification in maxima of these are shown. 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