Ultrasound radiation into water by a Lamb wave device using a piezoelectric ceramic plate with spatially varying thickness

Ultrasonics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 505-510

  Motegi, Kenji ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE ACADEMY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical relations; Inhomogeneous plate; Interdigital transducer; Lamb wave; Radiation of ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004695186     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(99)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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