Jc. Johnson et Rb. Thompson, OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS OF ACOUSTIC-SIGNALS FOLLOWING THE 2ND OR 3RDFRONT SURFACE REFLECTIONS IN AN ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPE, Ultrasonics, 34(7), 1996, pp. 721-727
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Acoustics,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
In the normal mode of operation of an acoustic microscope, the propert
ies of the sample are inferred from the time delay of the leaky Raylei
gh wave signal with respect to the first specular reflection from the
sample surface. In this paper, observations of similar leaky Rayleigh
wave signals following the second and third front surface signals from
the sample are reported. Included is a ray analysis of their origin,
which identifies the second front surface as involving a Rayleigh wave
in the lens and the third as involving a Rayleigh wave in the sample.
It is suggested that the latter could be of significant practical int
erest since, for a given lens, leaky Rayleigh waves can be excited on
samples with lower velocities than those following the first specular
reflection.