Validation of a diffraction correction model for through-transmission substitution measurements of ultrasonic absorption and phase velocity

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 996-1001

  Zeqiri, Bajram ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND TRANSMISSION; ULTRASOUND; VELOCITY;

EID: 0030045338     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.414628     Document Type: Article

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