Unidimensional modeling of 1–3 composite transducers

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1990, Pages 599-608

  Hayward, Gordon ^a   Hossack, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; CERAMICS; HUMAN; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSDUCER;

EID: 0025044863     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.399763     Document Type: Article

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