Narrowband laser generation/air-coupled detection: Ultrasonic system for on-line process control of composites

Ultrasonics

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 329-334

  Baldwin, Kevin C ^a   Berndt, Tobias P ^b   Ehrlich, Michael J ^b  

^a Air Defense Systems Department   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PROCESS CONTROL; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION;

CAPACITANCE SENSORS; LASER GENERATION/AIR COUPLED DETECTION ULTRASONIC SYSTEMS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0032634581     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-624X(99)00011-6     Document Type: Article

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