Ultrasonic Imaging Using Spatio-Temporal Matched Field (STMF) Processing--- Applications to Liquid and Solid Waveguides

Ros K. Ing and Mathias Fink

ABSTRACT This paper is devoted to imaging defects in liquid and solid ultrasonic waveguides. A new ultrasonic imaging technique, based on the spatio-temporal Green functions computation and cross-correlation, is presented. This technique extends the concept of matched field processing (MFP) used in ocean acoustics. Results of experiments conducted in water and in a solid Duralumin bar show that a strong improvement of the spatial resolution is observed with this MFP.

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