Ultrasonic/sonic Gopher for subsurface ice and brine sampling: Analysis and fabrication challenges, and testing results

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6171, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Badescu, M ^a   Sherrit, S ^a   Olorunsola, A ^a   Aldrich, J ^a   Bao, X ^a   Bar Cohen, Y ^a   Chang, Z ^a   Doran, P T ^b   Fritsen, C H ^c   Kenig, F ^b   McKay, C P ^d   Murray, A ^c   Du, S ^e   Peterson, T ^e   Song, T ^e  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e Cybersonics Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ice drilling; Piezoelectric devices; Planetary sampling; Ultrasonic drilling; Ultrasonic horn

Indexed keywords

HORN ANTENNAS; ICE; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; ROCK DRILLING; ROCKS; SOILS; ULTRASONIC WAVES; UNDERWATER DRILLING;

ICE DRILLING; PLANETARY SAMPLING; ULTRASONIC DRILLING; ULTRASONIC HORN; ULTRASONIC/SONIC DRILL/CORER (USDC);

ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

EID: 33745891522     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.657487     Document Type: Conference Paper

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