PVDF reference hydrophone development in the UK-from fabrication and lamination to use as secondary standards

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1336-1344

  Robinson, Stephen ^a  

^a Marconi Materials Technology Caswell   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAMINATES; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SONAR; VINYL RESINS;

BILAMINAR SHIELDED MEMBRANE HYDROPHONE; LAMINATED STRUCTURES; LAMINATION; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE REFERENCE HYDROPHONES; POLYVINYLIDINE FLUORIDE SONAR HYDROPHONE;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0034316250     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.883522     Document Type: Article

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