A two-dimensional hydrophone array using piezo-electric PVDF

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1345-1353

  Huitcll, Andrew ^a  

^a Precision Acoustics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; DATA ACQUISITION; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SENSORS; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; VINYL RESINS;

DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND FIELDS; FREQUENCY DEPENDING; INTERELEMENT VARIATION; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; POINT SOURCE ARRAY RECEIVER NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TWO DIMENSIONAL HYDROPHONE ARRAY; ULTRASOUND SENSORS;

HYDROPHONES;

EID: 0034318615     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/58.883523     Document Type: Article

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