High contrast air-coupled acoustic imaging with zero group velocity lamb modes

Ultrasonics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-9, 2004, Pages 957-960

  Holland, Stephen D ^a   Chimenti, D E ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Air coupled ultrasound; Guided modes; Lamb waves; S1; Ultrasonic imaging; Zero group velocity

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; FREQUENCIES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MIRRORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RESONANCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONICS;

AIR-COUPLED ULTRASOUND; GUIDED MODES; LAMB WAVES; S1; ZERO GROUP VELOCITY;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 1642601601     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2003.12.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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