Title :
Characterization of ceramic composite materials using terahertz reflection imaging technique
Author :
Owens, Lindsay ; Bischoff, M. ; Cooney, A. ; Petkie, Douglas T. ; Deibel, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
THz time-domain reflection imaging is performed to do non-destructive evaluation on ceramic composite materials in order to characterize changes in material properties due to mechanical and thermal strain.
Keywords :
ceramics; composite materials; fatigue; nondestructive testing; terahertz wave imaging; THz time-domain reflection imaging; ceramic composite materials; fatigue; material properties; mechanical strain; nondestructive property; terahertz reflection imaging; thermal strain; Ceramics; Composite materials; Heating; Imaging; Reflectivity; Stress; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Houston, TX
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0510-6
Electronic_ISBN :
2162-2027
DOI :
10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6105151