Nondestructive acoustic electric field probe apparatus and method
The disclosure relates to a nondestructive acoustic electric field probe and its method of use. A source of acoustic pulses of arbitrary but selected shape is placed in an oil bath along with material to be tested across which a voltage is disposed and means for receiving acoustic pulses after they have passed through the material. The received pulses are compared with voltage changes across the material occurring while acoustic pulses pass through it and analysis is made thereof to determine preselected characteristics of the material.
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864188
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC) LANL
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4326417
- Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- Research Org:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- nondestructive; acoustic; electric; field; probe; apparatus; method; disclosure; relates; source; pulses; arbitrary; selected; shape; placed; oil; bath; material; tested; voltage; disposed; means; receiving; passed; received; compared; changes; occurring; pass; analysis; determine; preselected; characteristics; selected shape; electric field; disclosure relates; acoustic pulse; received pulse; acoustic pulses; pulses pass; nondestructive acoustic; field probe; acoustic electric; /73/