Characteristics of a pvdf Membrane Hydrophone for Use in the Range 1-100 MHz

IEEE Transactions on Sonics and Ultrasonics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 18-25

  Bacon, David R ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

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HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0019925765     PISSN: 00189537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-SU.1982.31298     Document Type: Article

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