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Nondestructive testing of microstructures by picosecond ultrasonics

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We describe a new method we have developed which can be used to make ultrasonic measurements with picosecond time resolution, and give examples of its application to the study of the acoustic and mechanical properties of microstructures.

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  1. Department of Physics, Brown University, 02912, Providence, Rhode Island

    H. -N. Lin, R. J. Stoner & H. J. Maris

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Lin, H.N., Stoner, R.J. & Maris, H.J. Nondestructive testing of microstructures by picosecond ultrasonics. J Nondestruct Eval 9, 239–246 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00565642

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