European comparison of ultrasonic hydrophone calibrations

Metrologia

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 345-349

  Preston, R C ^a   Robinson, S P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC PRESSURE; MEDICAL ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONIC HYDROPHONE;

ACOUSTIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; CALIBRATION; FREQUENCIES; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT; ULTRASONICS;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0033333713     PISSN: 00261394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0026-1394/36/4/14     Document Type: Article

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