Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves

Ultrasonics. A subject with applications across all the basic sciences, engineering, medicine, and oceanography, yet even the broader topic of acoustics is now rarely offered at undergraduate levels. Ultrasonics is addressed primarily at the doctoral level, and texts appropriate for beginning graduate students or newcomers to the field are virtually nonexistent. Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves fills that void. Designed specifically for senior undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and those just entering the field, it begins with the fundamentals, but goes well beyond the simple, general concepts of waves to a detailed treatment of ultrasonic waves in isotropic media. Addressing a wide range of topics, the author focuses on the physics of acoustic waves, their propagation, and the different modes that can be excited in various geometries. Strong emphasis on applications in the later chapters provides a concrete setting for the more formal and theoretical earlier discussions. Your search for the right introduction to ultrasonics is over. The clear, engaging prose, careful balance of theory and applications, and rigorous but accessible mathematical treatments in this book combine to build a solid foundation either for practical work in the field or moving on to higher-level studies.

Table of Contents:
ULTRASONICS: AN OVERVIEW Introduction Physical Acoustics Low Frequency Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW) Applications Surface Acoustic Waves (SAW) Piezoelectric Materials High-Power Ultrasonics Medical Ultrasonics Acousto-Optics Underwater Acoustics and Seismology INTRODUCTION TO VIBRATIONS AND WAVES Vibration Wave Motion BULK WAVES IN FLUIDS One-Dimensional Theory of Fluids Three-Dimensional Model INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF ELASTICITY Introduction to Tensors Strain Tensor Stress Tensor Thermodynamics of Deformation Hooke's Law Other Elastic Constants BULK ACOUSTIC WAVES IN SOLIDS One-Dimensional Model Three-Dimensional Model Material Properties FINITE BEAMS, RADIATION, DIFFRACTION, AND SCATTERING Radiation Scattering Focused Acoustic Waves Radiation Pressure Doppler Effect REFLECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF ULTRASONIC WAVES AT INTERFACES Introduction Reflection and Transmission at Normal Incidence Oblique Incidence: Fluid-Fluid Interface Solid-Solid Interface RAYLEIGH WAVES Introduction Rayleigh Wave Propagation Fluid Loaded Interface LAMB WAVES Potential Method for Lamb Waves Fluid Loading Effects ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDES Introduction: Partial Wave Analysis Waveguide Equation: SH Modes Lamb Waves Rayleigh Waves Layered Substrates Multilayers Free Isotropic Cylinder Waveguide Configurations CRYSTAL ACOUSTICS Introduction Group Velocity and Characteristic Surfaces Piezoelectricity PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS, DELAY LINES, AND ANALOG SIGNAL PROCESSING Bulk Acoustic Wave Transducers Bulk Acoustic Wave Delay Lines Surface Acoustic Wave Transducers Signal Processing ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSORS Thickness Shear Mode (TSM) Resonators SAW Sensors Shear Horizontal (SH) Type Sensors Flexural Plate Wave (FPW) Sensors Thin Rod Acoustic Sensors Gravimetric Sensitivity Analysis and Comparison Physical Sensing of Liquids Chemical Gas Sensors Biosensing ACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY Introduction Resolution Acoustic Lens Design Contrast Mechanisms and Quantitative Measurements Applications of Acoustic Microscopy Perspectives NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) OF MATERIALS Introduction Surfaces Plates Layered Structures Adhesion Thickness Gauging Clad Buffer Rods SPECIAL TOPICS Multiple Scattering Time Reversal Mirrors (TRM) Picosecond Ultrasonics Air-Coupled Ultrasonics Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy CAVITATION AND SONOLUMINESCENCE Bubble Dynamics Multibubble Sonoluminescence (MBSL) Single Bubble Sonoluminescence (SBSL)