Velocity fluctuations in a fluidized suspension of particles are investigat
ed using two new ultrasonic correlation spectroscopies: diffusing acoustic
wave spectroscopy and dynamic sound scattering. These techniques probe both
the local strain rate and rms velocity of the particles, providing importa
nt information about the spatial extent of velocity correlations. Our resul
ts demonstrate the power of these techniques to probe particle dynamics of
fluidized suspensions, and suggest that the velocity correlations are essen
tially independent of Reynolds numbers for Re-p < 1.