Generation of ultrasound by an expanding plasma

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3039-3044

  Dixon, S ^a   Edwards, C ^a   Palmer, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CRACK INITIATION; LIGHTING; PAINT; PITTING; PLASMA APPLICATIONS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; SHOCK WAVES; SURFACES;

LASER LIGHT; SURFACE COATING; ULTRASONIC GENERATION;

ULTRASONIC WAVES;

EID: 0030384623     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/29/12/016     Document Type: Article

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