Comparison of continuous-wave (CW) and tone-burst (TB) excitation modes in vibro-acoustography: Application for the non-destructive imaging of flaws

Applied Acoustics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 333-336

  Mitri, F G ^a   Greenleaf, J F ^a   Fatemi, M ^a  

^a MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dynamic radiation force; Flaw detection; Non destructive imaging; Vibro acoustography

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; ULTRASONICS;

ACOUSTOGRAPHY; COMPOSITE PLATES; CONCAVE SURFACES; CW MODES; DIFFERENCE FREQUENCIES; DYNAMIC RADIATION FORCE; EXCITATION MODES; FLAW DETECTION; FRONTAL FACES; NON-DESTRUCTIVE IMAGING; PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCIES; SUB STRUCTURES; ULTRASOUND FREQUENCIES; ULTRASOUND STANDING WAVES; VIBRO-ACOUSTOGRAPHY;

TERBIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 55949132603     PISSN: 0003682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apacoust.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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