• DocumentCode
    2868909
  • Title

    Acoustic microscopy with electronic scanning in one direction

  • Author

    Cheeke, J.D.N. ; Germain, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    3-6 Oct 1989
  • Firstpage
    837
  • Abstract
    A method for electronic scanning in acoustic microscopy and ultrasonic imaging is described. A wedge transducer is used to illuminate a standard cylindrical lens. As the resonant frequency of the transducer varies with position, it is possible to sweep the focal spot down the line by changing the frequency. A typical acoustic image is given as well as detailed considerations on the resolution of the device. Experimental results on reflection from a scattering object indicate that the effective excitation width in the transducer is the main effect controlling the resolution
  • Keywords
    acoustic microscopy; acoustic image; acoustic microscopy; effective excitation width; electronic scanning; position; reflection; resolution; resonant frequency; scattering object; standard cylindrical lens; ultrasonic imaging; wedge transducer; Acoustic devices; Acoustic reflection; Acoustic scattering; Acoustic transducers; Image resolution; Lenses; Resonant frequency; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonic transducers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Ultrasonics Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE 1989
  • Conference_Location
    Montreal, Que.
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ULTSYM.1989.67105
  • Filename
    67105