Laser ultrasonic signal processing: A model-reference approach

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 278-284

  Candy, J V ^a   Thomas, G H ^a   Chinn, D J ^a   Spicer, J B ^b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASONICS;

SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT; THERMOELASTIC PROPAGATION MODEL;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; LASER; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030201022     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.415954     Document Type: Article

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