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We report on the experimental observation of a one-octave-large omnidirectional elastic band gap for longitudinal waves in a three-dimensional phononic crystal consisting of face-centered-cubic arrays of close-packed steel beads in a solid epoxy matrix. The 60% relative width of the band gap is larger than expected based on the contrast in material properties, and is confirmed by band structure diagram...
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