scholarly journals Technique for Measuring Spatial Distribution of the Surface Acoustic Wave Velocity in Metals

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 741-746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleh Mokryy ◽  
Oleksandr Tsyrulnyk

Abstract In this paper a possibility of determining a local velocity of the surface acoustic Rayleigh waves using a transducer, with the rigidly connected emitting and receiving parts, is considered. A problem on spatial resolution of such a transducer for investigation of inhomogeneous specimens is also examined. A high spatial resolution can be obtained due to the transducer displacement by a value less than the distance between the emitting and receiving parts. It is shown that in this case it is not necessary to measure the transducer displacement with a high accuracy for precise determination of the velocity. Such an effect is obtained through measuring the velocity of surface waves in one local region of the specimen with respect to the other. The criterion for optimal spatial resolution selection during spatially inhomogeneous specimens study is also proposed. The proposed criterion use is illustrated on the example of the determination of spatial distribution of the surface acoustic velocity in a steel specimen subjected to inhomogeneous plastic deformation.

2001 ◽  
Vol 671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Gostein ◽  
Paul Lefevre ◽  
Alex A. Maznev ◽  
Michael Joffe

ABSTRACTWe discuss applications of optoacoustic film thickness metrology for characterization of copper chemical-mechanical polishing (CMP). We highlight areas where the use of optoacoustics for CMP characterization provides data complementary to that obtained by other techniques because of its ability to directly measure film thickness with high spatial resolution in a rapid, non-destructive manner. Examples considered include determination of planarization length, measurement of film thickness at intermediate stages of polish, and measurement of arrays of metal lines.


2018 ◽  
Vol 612 ◽  
pp. A70 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Olivares ◽  
E. Moraux ◽  
L. M. Sarro ◽  
H. Bouy ◽  
A. Berihuete ◽  
...  

Context. Membership analyses of the DANCe and Tycho + DANCe data sets provide the largest and least contaminated sample of Pleiades candidate members to date. Aims. We aim at reassessing the different proposals for the number surface density of the Pleiades in the light of the new and most complete list of candidate members, and inferring the parameters of the most adequate model. Methods. We compute the Bayesian evidence and Bayes Factors for variations of the classical radial models. These include elliptical symmetry, and luminosity segregation. As a by-product of the model comparison, we obtain posterior distributions for each set of model parameters. Results. We find that the model comparison results depend on the spatial extent of the region used for the analysis. For a circle of 11.5 parsecs around the cluster centre (the most homogeneous and complete region), we find no compelling reason to abandon King’s model, although the Generalised King model introduced here has slightly better fitting properties. Furthermore, we find strong evidence against radially symmetric models when compared to the elliptic extensions. Finally, we find that including mass segregation in the form of luminosity segregation in the J band is strongly supported in all our models. Conclusions. We have put the question of the projected spatial distribution of the Pleiades cluster on a solid probabilistic framework, and inferred its properties using the most exhaustive and least contaminated list of Pleiades candidate members available to date. Our results suggest however that this sample may still lack about 20% of the expected number of cluster members. Therefore, this study should be revised when the completeness and homogeneity of the data can be extended beyond the 11.5 parsecs limit. Such a study will allow for more precise determination of the Pleiades spatial distribution, its tidal radius, ellipticity, number of objects and total mass.


1994 ◽  
Vol 140 ◽  
pp. 238-240
Author(s):  
Y. C. Minh ◽  
M. Ohishi ◽  
D. G. Roh ◽  
M. Ishiguro

AbstractHigh spatial resolution observation (~ 5 arcsec) were made for CH3OH, HCOOCH3, and (CH3)2O toward Orion-KL using the Nobeyama Millimeter Array. The spatial distribution of CH3OH appears to be well elongated along the line connecting IRc2 and “the southern condensation (SC)”. The HCOOCH3 and (CH3)2O emissions appear to be well concentrated to SC with an angular size of ~ 6.5 arcsec. We derive the total column densities 6.8 × 1017cm−2, 1.4 × 1016cm−2 and 2.7 × 1016cm−2 for CH3OH, HCOOCH3, and (CH3)2O, respectively, at the core of SC.


Computed tomography is a method for obtaining a series of radiographic pictures of contiguous slices through a solid object such as the human body. Each picture is computed from a set of X-ray transmission measurements and represents the distribution of X-ray attenuation in the slice. The high sensitivity of the method to changes in both density and atomic number has resulted in the development of new diagnostic methods in medicine. The limitations of the method are discussed in terms of two particular kinds of application. First, those applications in which a very precise determination of density or atomic number is required, but at low spatial resolution; an example would be the determination of the uniformity of mixture of plastics or metals. The second kind of application is that requiring high spatial resolution as in the detection of cracks and the visualization of internal structures in complicated objects.


1995 ◽  
Vol 377 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Sebastiani ◽  
L. Di Gaspare ◽  
C. Bittencourt ◽  
F. Evangelisti

ABSTRACTWe report the first yield spectroscopy study on well characterized c-Si/a-Si:H heterojunctions grown in situ under UHV conditions. We find that this spectroscopy, when operated in the constant final state mode, allows a direct and precise determination of the valence-band discontinuity at the interface. A value of δEv = 0.44 ± 0.02 eV was found for the discontinuity.


Author(s):  
Evren U. Azeloglu ◽  
Glenn R. Gaudette ◽  
Irvin B. Krukenkamp ◽  
Fu-Pen Chiang

Unlike many other engineering designs, the heart, a pressure vessel, shows variations within its chambers and surface in terms of mechanical function. This necessitates a whole field technique with high spatial resolution. Computer aided speckle interferometry (CASI), a nondestructive examination technique, is herein developed for this purpose. A speckle pattern was created on the surface of isolated rabbit hearts. Images of the beating hearts werc acquired with a charge-couple device (CCD) camera for one second at a rate of 50 frames per second. CASI was used to determine the 2-D displacement vectors over regions of approximately 4 × 6 mm. Regional area stroke work (the integral of the left ventricular pressure with respect to area), the first invariant of the 2-D strain tensor, and the principle strains were used to determine the regional function. After occluding the blood supply to a region of the heart, significant changes were detected in all the previously mentioned parameters. Commonly used techniques cannot determine 2-D strain and lack the high spatial resolution of CASI. Determination of the 2-D strain can provide useful data on the functionality of the heart.


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