@inproceedings{0e7f8ade1eb14fa994d662661b1107d3,
title = "Introduction to special session on {"}ultrasonic transducers for harsh environments",
abstract = "This work describes the results of experiments conducted as part of an instrumented lead test in-core in a nuclear reactor with the piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials. The experiments exposed AlN, ZnO, BiT, Remendur, and Galfenol to more neutron radiation than found in the literature. The magnetostrictive sensors produce stable ultrasonic pulse-echoes throughout much of the irradiation. The BiT transducers could operate up until approximate 5 × 10^20 n/cm^2 (E>1MeV). The piezoelectric AlN operated well during the entire experiment. The results imply that now available are candidates for operation in harsh environments found in nuclear reactors and steam generator plants.",
author = "Tittmann, {B. R.} and B. Reinhardt and J. Daw",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 Author(s).; 44th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, QNDE 2017 ; Conference date: 16-07-2017 Through 21-07-2017",
year = "2018",
month = apr,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1063/1.5031574",
language = "English",
series = "AIP Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Inc.",
editor = "Chimenti, {Dale E.} and Bond, {Leonard J.}",
booktitle = "44th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 37",
}