An Experimental Approach for Detection of the Acoustic Radiation Induced Static Component in Solids

Abstract

We propose an experimental approach to directly detect the acoustic radiation induced static component (SC) of primary longitudinal (L) wave propagation in solids using an ultrasonic pitch-catch technique, where a low-frequency ultrasonic transducer is used to detect the SC generated by the co-propagating primary L-wave tone burst that is excited by a high-frequency ultrasonic transducer. Essentially, the experimental approach proposed uses a dynamic method to detect the SC generated. The basic requirement is that the central frequency of the low-frequency ultrasonic transducer needs to be near the center of the main lobe frequency range of the time-domain envelope of the primary L-wave tone burst. Under this condition, the main lobe of the frequency spectrum of the SC pulse generated adequately overlaps with that of the low-frequency ultrasonic transducer. This will enable the generated SC pulse to be directly detected by the low-frequency ultrasonic transducer. The performed experimental examination validates the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed approach for direct detection of the acoustic radiation induced SC generated by L-wave propagation in solids.