New method of time domain analysis of the performance of multilayered ultrasonic transducers

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1986, Pages 669-678

  Yamaguchi, Keiji ^a   Yagami, Hiroyuki ^a   Fujii, Tadashi ^a  

^a TERUMO CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC VARIABLES MEASUREMENT - IMPEDANCE; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS;

TRANSIENT ANALYSIS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0022808438     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/T-UFFC.1986.26881     Document Type: Article

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