Review of eddy current inversion with application to nondestructive evaluation

International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-16

  Bowler, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; INVERSE PROBLEMS;

FLAW RECONSTRUCTION; ONE DIMENSIONAL EDDY CURRENT INVERSE PROBLEM;

EDDY CURRENT TESTING;

EID: 0031101206     PISSN: 13835416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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