Through-transmission imaging of solids in air using ultrasonic gas-jet waveguides.
An ultrasonic waveguide has been produced in air by using a gas jet. This uses the fact that a lower acoustic velocity can be produced within the jet, relative to the air surrounding it. The lower velocity is achieved by mixing carbon dioxide with air within the jet at a concentration that is a compromise between lower acoustic velocity and increasing attenuation. Using a capacitance transducer placed within the flowing gas, it is shown that improvements in the beam width can result when the gas jet is used. Air-coupled images of solid samples have been produced in through transmission, which demonstrate that an improved lateral resolution can result when a comparison is made to images from conventional air-coupled testing.
Hutchins
David A
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School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK. esrig@eng.warwick.ac.uk
Choi
Doowon
D
Davis
Lee A J
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Gan
Tat-Hean
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Billson
Duncan R
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