2 Fabrication and characterization of transducers

Physical Acoustics

Volumn 24, Issue C, 1999, Pages 43-134

  Papadakis, Emmanuel P ^a   Oakley, Clyde G ^b   Selfridge, Alan R ^c   Maxfield, Bruce ^d  

^a Quality Systems Concepts Inc   (United States)

^b Tetrad Development Corporation   (United States)

^c Ultrasonic Devices Inc   (United States)

^d Industrial Sensors   (United States)

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EID: 77957097087     PISSN: 0893388X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-388X(99)80024-4     Document Type: Article

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