Generation of sub-microsecond quasi-unipolar pressure pulses.

Abstract:

:We present a method to generate sub-microsecond quasi-unipolar pressure pulses. Our approach is based on the laser irradiation of a thin copper wire submerged in water. The acoustic waveforms were recorded using two different, well characterized, wideband detection techniques: piezoelectric and optical interferometry. The results show that the irradiated target behaves as an omnidirectional source. Moreover, the peak pulse pressure linearly depends on the laser fluence and the source size. From the results, we propose an empirical equation for the spatial and temporal profile of the pressure pulse. The method has several advantages: ease of implementation, high repeatability, wide ultrasonic bandwidth and quasi-unipolar time profile. These features lead to potential applications of this acoustic source in ultrasonic characterization such as transducer systems, materials or passive devices.

journal_name

Ultrasonics

journal_title

Ultrasonics

authors

González MG,Riobó LM,Ciocci Brazzano L,Veiras FE,Sorichetti PA,Santiago GD

doi

10.1016/j.ultras.2019.05.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2019-09-01 00:00:00

pages

15-19

eissn

0041-624X

issn

1874-9968

pii

S0041-624X(18)30431-1

journal_volume

98

pub_type

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