Acoustic measurement of near surface property gradients

Measuring and testing – Vibration – By mechanical waves

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73597, 73599, G01N 2900

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ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for determining the dispersion of a surface acoustic wave in an object, including the steps of generating a broadband acoustic wave in a surface of the object, detecting the wave at first location on the surface, and detecting the wave at a second location on the surface. Fourier transforms of the first and second detected waves are calculated, then the change in phase .DELTA..phi.(f) of the frequency component f of the detected wave, between the first and second locations, is computed from the phase components of the quotient of the two transforms. The dispersion of the wave in the surface is given by the formula

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