Calculation of ultrasonic transducer signal-to-noise ratios using the KLM model

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1018-1026

  Oakley, Clyde G ^a  

^a Tetrad Development Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERMITTIVITY; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ACOUSTIC INTERFERENCE; JOHNSON NOISE; MAXIMUM RAREFACTIVE PRESSURE; MAXIMUM TRANSMIT VOLTAGE;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0031237782     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.655627     Document Type: Article

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