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Impact Of Local Attenuation Approximations When Estimating Correlation Length From Backscattered Ultrasound Echoes, Timothy A. Bigelow, William D. O'Brien
Impact Of Local Attenuation Approximations When Estimating Correlation Length From Backscattered Ultrasound Echoes, Timothy A. Bigelow, William D. O'Brien
Timothy A. Bigelow
Estimating the characteristic correlation length of tissue microstructure from the backscattered power spectrum could improve the diagnostic capability of medical ultrasound. Previously, size estimates were obtained after compensating for source focusing, the frequency-dependent attenuation along the propagation path (total attenuation), and the frequency-dependent attenuation in the scattering region (local attenuation). In this study, the impact of approximations of the local attenuation on the scatterer size estimate was determined using computer simulations and theoretical analysis. The simulations used Gaussian impedance distributions with an effective radius of 25 μm randomly positioned in a homogeneous half-space sonified by a spherically focused source (f/1 …
Low‐Frequency Perturbation Theory In Eddy‐Current Non‐Destructive Evaluation, Nicola Harfield, Y. Yoshida, John R. Bowler
Low‐Frequency Perturbation Theory In Eddy‐Current Non‐Destructive Evaluation, Nicola Harfield, Y. Yoshida, John R. Bowler
Nicola Bowler
A method is presented by which series solutions for the impedance change in an eddy‐current test probe due to closed cracks in a non‐magnetic, conducting half‐space can be derived at low frequency. The series solution is applicable for flaws whose dimensions are much smaller than the electromagnetic skin‐depth. The problem is formulated using an approach in which the flaw is represented by an equivalent distribution of current dipoles. The electric field scattered by the flaw is then written as an integral, over the flaw, of the product of the dipole density distribution and an appropriate Green’s function. Terms in the …
Eddy Current Interaction With An Ideal Crack, Part I: The Forward Problem, John R. Bowler
Eddy Current Interaction With An Ideal Crack, Part I: The Forward Problem, John R. Bowler
John R. Bowler
The impedance of an eddy-current probe changes when the current it induces in an electrical conductor is perturbed by a flaw such as a crack. In predicting the probe signals, it is expedient to introduce idealizations about the nature of the flaw. Eddy-current interaction is considered with an ideal crack having a negligible opening and acting as a impenetrable barrier to electric current. The barrier gives rise to a discontinuity in the electromagnetic field that has been calculated by finding an equivalent electrical source distribution that produces the same effect. The choice of source is between a current dipole layer …