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Design of piezocomposites for ultrasonic transducers

Wallace Arden Smith Philips Laboratories, North American Philips Corporation, Briarcliff Manor, New York, 10510, USA; Materials Division, Code 1131, Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia, 22217–5000, USA
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Avner A. Shaulov Philips Laboratories, North American Philips Corporation, Briarcliff Manor, New York, 10510, USA
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B. A. Auld Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305, USA
Pages 155-162 | Received 28 Aug 1988, Published online: 08 Feb 2011

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