ULTRASONIC SIGNALS GENERATED BY A LASER SOURCE IN FILM/SUBSTRATE SYSTEMS

T. W. Murray, Z. Guo, S. Krishnaswamy, Jan Drewes Achenbach

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Abstract

A model for the pulsed laser generation of ultrasound in an isotropic film on a semi-infinite substrate is presented. The model gives the time domain displacement of the system as a function of the density and mechanical properties of the film and substrate and the thermal properties of the film. Theoretical signals are calculated and analyzed for both a slow layer on a fast substrate and a fast layer on a slow substrate. The model has been verified experimentally using a 1 ns NdrYAG laser source for acoustic wave generation and a stabilized Michelson interferometer for detection. Experimental and theoretical signals agree well for both fast on slow and slow on fast systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationOn the Recent Advances of the Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation and Composite Material Characterization
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Pages57-65
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)9780791816516
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999
EventASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999 - Nashville, United States
Duration: Nov 14 1999Nov 19 1999

Publication series

NameASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE)
Volume1999-Y

Conference

ConferenceASME 1999 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNashville
Period11/14/9911/19/99

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering

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