High accuracy measurement of elastic constants of thin films by surface brillouin scattering

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1413, 2001, Pages 109-126

  Beghi, M G ^a   Bottani, C E ^a   Pastorelli, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acoustic waves; Brillouin scattering; Elastic constants; Surface waves; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC SURFACE WAVE DEVICES; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; ELASTIC MODULI; ERROR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS;

ACOUSTIC EXCITATION; DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; LAYERED STRUCTURES;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 8744275704     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp10985s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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