A small 2D ultrasonic array for NDT applications

NDT and E International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-63

  Martinez O ^a   Akhnak, Mostafa ^a   Ullate, Luis G ^a   Montero de Espinosa, F ^a  

^a Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

2D segmented annular array; 3D ultrasonic imaging; Volumetric NDE

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

VOLUMETRIC IMAGING;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 0037218999     PISSN: 09638695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-8695(02)00072-5     Document Type: Article

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