Laser ultrasonics: Simultaneous generation by means of thermoelastic expansion and material ablation

Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 91-98

  Hopko, Sandra Nowland ^a   Ume, I Charles ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; FOCUSING; LASER ABLATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; THERMOELASTICITY;

LASER ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONICS;

EID: 0033318744     PISSN: 01959298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021856526734     Document Type: Article

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