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Understanding Acoustic Emission Testing- Reading 1 Part B-A

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ate, event count (N˙<br />

e )- the time rate of the event count.<br />

rearm delay time- see time, rearm delay.<br />

ring-down count- see count, acoustic emission, the preferred term.<br />

sensor, acoustic emission- a detection device, generally piezoelectric, that<br />

transforms the particle motion produced by an elastic wave into an electrical<br />

signal.<br />

signal, acoustic emission (emission signal)- an electrical signal obtained<br />

by detection of one or more acoustic emission events.<br />

signal amplitude, acoustic emission- the peak voltage of the largest<br />

excursion attained by the signal waveform from an emission event.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang<br />

E1316-05

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