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At25kHz, the n=1 and n=2 modes can propagate, with

k_{x, 1} = 10 π 21 = 144 m^{- 1}, k_{x, 2} = 30 π = 94.2 m^{- 1} .

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They have different phase and group speeds, so a launch exciting both produces multimode propagation and possible beating. Actual mode amplitudes depend on the transverse launch profile; their existence does not guarantee both are excited. Modes n≥3 remain evanescent.

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