Nonparaxial multi-Gaussian beam models and measurement models for phased array transducers

Ultrasonics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-130

  Zhao, Xinyu ^a   Gang, Tie ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Multi Gaussian beam model; Nonparaxial; Phased array; Ultrasonic measurement model

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTICS; ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); TRANSDUCERS; TRELLIS CODES; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONICS;

BEAM STEERING; LINEAR PHASED ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; MEASUREMENT MODELS; MODEL PREDICTIONS; MULTI-GAUSSIAN BEAM MODEL; NONPARAXIAL; PARAXIAL; PARAXIAL GAUSSIAN BEAMS; PHASED ARRAY; PHASED ARRAYS; RAYLEIGH; SOMMERFELD INTEGRALS; SOUND FIELDS; STEERING ANGLES; ULTRASONIC LINEAR PHASED ARRAY TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT MODEL; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT MODELS;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSDUCER;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 56949098616     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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