Article | REF: P3790 V1

Introduction to phased array ultrasonic techniques

Author: Loïc DE ROUMILLY

Publication date: March 10, 2012, Review date: January 5, 2019

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2. Conventional ultrasonic methods

In what follows, conventional (as opposed to multi-element) methods are used to describe techniques employing single-element planar contact or immersion transducers. The aim here is to review the principles of ultrasonic beam formation and to introduce the characteristic translator parameters involved.

2.1 Translator settings

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2.1.1 Pad thickness

Classically, ultrasound is produced by exploiting the piezoelectric effect

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