title: On the establishment of a method for characterization of material microstructure through laser-based resonant ultrasound spectroscopy.
abstract: Noncontacting, laser-based resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) was applied to characterize the microstructure of a polycrystalline sample of high purity copper. The frequencies and shapes of 40 of the first 50 resonant vibrational modes were determined. The sample's elastic constants, used for theoretical prediction, were estimated using electron backscatter diffraction data to form a polycrystalline average. The difference in mode frequency between theory and experiment averages 0.7% per mode. The close agreement demonstrates that, using standard metallurgical imaging as a guide, laser-based RUS is a promising approach to characterizing material microstructure. In addition to peak location, the Q of the resonant peaks was also examined. The average Q of the lasergenerated and laser-detected resonant ultrasound spectrum was 30% higher than a spectrum produced employing a piezoelectric transducer pair for excitation and detection.
authors.affiliation: Materials Characterization Department, Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, ID, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Telschow
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Lillo
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Hurley
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods