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A low frequency broadband flextensional ultrasonic transducer array

Savoia et al., 2015

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10431718841476226367
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Savoia A
Mauti B
Caliano G
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IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control

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In this paper, we propose the design and the fabrication of a multicell, piezoelectrically actuated, flextensional transducer array structure, characterized by a low mechanical impedance, thus allowing wideband and high-sensitivity immersion operation in the low …
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