Errors and uncertainties in the ultrasonic pulse-echo reflectometry method for measuring acoustic impedance

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 692-700

  Challis, R E ^a   Wilkinson, G P ^a   Freemantle, R J ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRASONIC PULSE ECHO REFLECTOMETRY;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PAINT; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ULTRASONIC REFLECTION;

ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0032045736     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/9/4/018     Document Type: Article

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