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Experiments on Ultrasonic Lubrication Using a Piezoelectrically-assisted Tribometer and Optical Profilometer
Published on: September 28, 2015
Ultrasonic Bessel beam generation from radial modes of piezoelectric discs
Vamshi Krishna Chillara1, Eric S Davis2, Cristian Pantea1
1Acoustics and Sensors Team, Material Physics and Applications (MPA-11), Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM 87545, USA.
Abstract:
We present comprehensive analytical and experimental investigations on ultrasonic Bessel beam generation from radial modes of piezoelectric disc transducers. The Bessel vibration pattern of the radial modes was experimentally measured using Laser Doppler Vibrometry and was found to be in very good agreement with those obtained from numerical simulations. Ultrasonic beam profiles from the first four radial modes of the piezoelectric disc were measured using a hydrophone in a water tank. The results obtained from the experimental scans were compared to the predictions from an analytical model and were found to be in very good agreement. Also, the Bessel beams generated from the radial modes (except the first) of the piezoelectric discs were found to have narrow beam width for the central lobe compared to those from an ideal piston source of same size. The proposed approach of using radial modes for Bessel beam generation finds applications in imaging, acoustic particle manipulation and trapping, and acousto-optics.
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