Abstract
Abstract We present a new method for characterizing the performance of eddy current probes by mapping their electromagnetic fields. The technique is based on the photoinductive effect, the change in the impedance of an eddy current probe induced by laser heating of the material under the probe. The instrument we developed maps a probe's electric field distribution by scanning an infrared laser beam over a thin film of gold lying underneath the probe. Measurements of both photoinductive signals and flaw signals for a series of similar probes demonstrate that the impedance change caused by an electrical-discharge-machined (EDM) notch or a fatigue crack is proportional to the strength of the photoinductive signal. Thus, photoinductive measurements can supplant the use of artifact standards to calibrate eddy current probes. Furthermore, the shape and symmetry of the probe's field pattern can reveal defects in probe construction. By combining photoinductive measurements of a probe's field strength with a theor...
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