title: Enhanced experimental approach to measure the absolute ultrasonic wave attenuation.
abstract: The absolute ultrasonic wave attenuation is an important input parameter for mathematical models, which play an increasingly important role in non-destructive testing. The measurement of the absolute ultrasonic wave attenuation however is a difficult task. When conventional measurement techniques are applied, corrections to the raw data are required to account for apparent losses. In this study, a modified experimental approach is proposed to determine the absolute ultrasonic attenuation without any further corrections of the raw data.
authors.affiliation: European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Energy, P.O. Box 2, 1755 ZG Petten, The Netherlands. thomas.seldis@jrc.nl
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seldis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004735:Energy Transfer; D019220:High-Energy Shock Waves; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation