An evaluation of 1-3 connectivity composite transducers for air-coupled ultrasonic applications

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 4 I, 1996, Pages 2148-2157

  Hayward, Gordon ^a   Gachagan, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATTENUATION; BIOENGINEERING; GEOMETRY; LINEAR SYSTEM; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND TRANSMISSION; SURFACE PROPERTY; THEORY; THICKNESS; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0029883148     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.415402     Document Type: Article

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