Velocity resonance as a method of selective excitation of surface waves in solids
Anisimov V. N., Baranov V. Yu., Derkach O. M., Dykhne A. M., Malyuta D. D., Pis'mennyi V. D., Rysev B. P., Sebrant A. Yu.
Theory shows that different surface waves can be selectively excited in solids by moving a light beam along the surface at the "group" velocity of the corresponding perturbations. This theory is tested experimentally in the particular case of the evaporative waves.