Dense and sparse 2-D array radiation patterns in lossy media

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 940-948

  Gori, Paola ^a   Cincotti, Gabriella ^a   Pappalardo, Massimo ^a  

^a Univcrsita degli Stndi di Roma Trc ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC ARRAYS; ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ATTENUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

GAUSSIAN WEIGHTING FUNCTION; PARAXIAL APPROXIMATION; TRANSDUCER ARRAYS;

ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 0034224651     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.852077     Document Type: Article

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