Primary calibration of membrane hydrophones in the frequency range 0.5 MHz to 60 MHz

Metrologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 331-343

  Preston, R C ^a   Robinson, S P ^a   Zeqiri, B ^a   Esward, T J ^a   Gelat P N ^a   Lee, N D ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PRESSURE; ACOUSTOOPTIC CORRECTIONS; LASER INTERFEROMETER; THIN PLASTIC MEMBRANE; ULTRASONIC HYDROPHONES;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS; CALIBRATION; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0033320075     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/36/4/13     Document Type: Article

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