Ultrasonic spectroscopy : applications in condensed matter physics and materials science / Robert G. Leisure, Colorado State University.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leisure, Robert G., 1938- author.

Series:

Cambridge books online.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ultrasonic testing.

Materials--Testing.

Materials.

Spectrum analysis.

Condensed matter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Ultrasonic spectroscopy is a technique widely used in solid-state physics, materials science, and geology that utilizes acoustic waves to determine fundamental physical properties of materials, such as their elasticity and mechanical energy dissipation. This book provides complete coverage of the main issues relevant to the design, analysis, and interpretation of ultrasonic experiments. Topics including elasticity, acoustic waves in solids, ultrasonic loss, and the relation of elastic constants to thermodynamic potentials are covered in depth. Modern techniques and experimental methods including resonant ultrasound spectroscopy, digital pulse-echo, and picosecond ultrasound are also introduced and reviewed. This self-contained book includes extensive background theory and is accessible to students new to the field of ultrasonic spectroscopy, as well as to graduate students and researchers in physics, engineering, materials science, and geophysics.

Contents:

Elasticity

Acoustic waves in solids

Experimental methods

Elastic constants

Ultrasonic loss.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Jul 2017).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316658901

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.