Finite amplitude method for measurement of nonlinearity parameter B/A using plane-wave tone bursts

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 2072-2074

  Harris, G R ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Maruvada, S ^a   Gammell, P M ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Gammell Applied Technologies LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear acoustics; Nonlinear parameter B A

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE PRESSURES; BURST PULSES; CORN OIL; DIFFRACTION CORRECTION; FIELD CALCULATIONS; FINITE AMPLITUDES; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; NON-LINEARITY PARAMETER; NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS; NONLINEAR PARAMETER B/A; PLANE WAVES; SECOND HARMONIC; TONE BURSTS; TWO MATERIALS;

DIFFRACTION; GLYCEROL; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS; VEGETABLE OILS;

TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 48149112582     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2007.521     Document Type: Conference Paper

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