Reduction of cavitation using pseudorandom signals

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 623-625

  Chapclon, J Y ^a   Dupcnloup, F ^a   Cohen, H ^a   Lenz, P ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC INTENSITY; BUBBLE FORMATION; CAVITATION; PHASE MODULATION; SONOLUMINESCENCE; ULTRASONIC SCATTERING; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

CAVITATION BUBBLES; CAVITATION DETECTOR; GRATING LOBE LEVELS; HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND; MICROBUBBLES; PSEUDORANDOM SIGNALS; SINGLE FREQUENCY SIGNALS; ULTRASOUND INTENSITY;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0030189187     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.503722     Document Type: Article

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