A Novel Microwave Method for Detection of Long Surface Cracks in Metals

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 719-725

  Yeh, Chin Yung ^a   Zoughi, Reza ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; METALS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; SHORT CIRCUIT CURRENTS; STANDING WAVE METERS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; SURFACES;

CRACK DETECTION; DIODE DETECTORS; NOVEL WAVEGUIDE METHOD; OPEN ENDED WAVEGUIDE; REFLECTION PROPERTIES;

WAVEGUIDES;

EID: 0028528729     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: 15579662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/19.328896     Document Type: Article

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