Abstract
This paper reports on an acoustic emission (AE) sensor based on relaxor ferroelectric single crystal (RFSC) transduction. The sensor crystal is arranged into a Linear Array for Modal Decomposition and Analysis (LAMDA), with the sensor interrogated by a bespoke high-bandwidth instrument. The efficacy of RFSC LAMDA sensors is showcased through a series of comparative experiments, which include the simultaneous acquisition of pencil lead break (PLB) AEs in a 1.6mm thick aluminium plate using RFSC LAMDA, a wideband commercial sensor, and laser vibrometry. Subsequent modal decomposition and analysis of the PLB AE signals, as detected by RFSC LAMDA, identified the guided wave modes below 1.4MHz. Furthermore, it was found that RFSC LAMDA exhibits, on average, 26.6 times greater improvement in sensitivity compared with polyvinylidene fluoride LAMDA variant with near-identical geometry.
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