title: Measurements of velocity and attenuation of leaky waves using an ultrasonic array.
abstract: A new method of measuring velocity and attenuation of leaky surface waves is presented. A single focused transmitting transducer and linear receiving array in a pitch-catch arrangement are used in the proposed system. The spatial distribution of the acoustic field in the leaky wave is recorded by the array, and the parameters of the leaky wave can be obtained by processing the output waveforms. In comparison with existing material characterization systems, the mechanical scanning of the transducers is not used any more, and the measurement time is only limited by the time of the wave propagation and speed of the electronic data acquisition system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ont., Canada N9B 3P4.
authors.forename: Sergey
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Titov
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maev
authors.forename: Alexey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bogachenkov