Measurements of the longitudinal wave speed in thin materials using a wideband PVDF transducer

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1450-1453

  Kim, Kwang Yul ^a   Zou, Wei ^a   Holland, Steve ^a   Sachse, Wolfgang ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ULTRASONIC WAVES;

PHASE VELOCITY;

ACOUSTIC WAVES;

POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; STAINLESS STEEL; WATER;

ACOUSTICS;

ARTICLE; FILM; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASOUND; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0043193981     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.1562650     Document Type: Article

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