IGBT-Based Kilovoltage Pulsers for Ultrasound Measurement Applications

IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1722-1728

  Gammell, Paul M ^a   Harris, Gerald R ^b  

^a Gammell Applied Technologies   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH-VOLTAGE PULSERS; HYDROPHONE FREQUENCY RESPONSES; NON-DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATIONS;

ATTENUATION; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MOSFET DEVICES; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS;

INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS;

EID: 1842428032     PISSN: 08853010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2003.1256313     Document Type: Article

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