Probes with composite transducers are a milestone for ultrasonic testing. As demonstrated by the examples, we can take profit from the piezocomposite features of high acoustic efficiency, low crosstalk, low mechanical Q, low acoustic impedance and mechanical flexibility to improve the overall probe performance. Especially, we gain high sensitivity in combination with well damped signals.
Dr. Gerhard Splitt , born 1943, studied physics at the
University of Hamburg and received there his PhD on
solid state physics in 1975. From 1969 until 1975 he worked
as a scientist at the Institute of Applied Physics of the
University of Hamburg. Since 1976 he is in charge of the
department for probe development at Krautkraemer GmbH in
Huerth, Germany.
E-mail: company: sp@kk-a-col.mhs.compuserve.com
E-mail: home: splitt@t-online.de