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Kirk D Wallace1, Christopher W Lloyd, Mark R Holland
1Department of Physics, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri 63130, USA.
Abstract:
The objective of this investigation was to measure the nonlinear parameter B/A using an enhanced finite amplitude distortion technique, based on nonlinear propagation effects analogous to those associated with tissue harmonic imaging. These measurements validate an improved method for measuring the nonlinear parameter B/A, the small-signal speed of sound, and the attenuation coefficient from a single set of ultrasonic measurements. To test the method, measurements were performed on 11 different mixtures of isopropyl alcohol (isopropanol) and water that span the range of concentrations from 0% to 100% isopropanol. Results for B/A ranging from approximately five to 11 were found to be reproducible and in good agreement with previously published values obtained using a thermodynamic method.
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