Publications of Dr. N. Hsu

bullet  Hwang, T.W., Whitenton, Eric, P., Hsu, Nelson, N., Blessing, Gerald V. , Acoustic Emission Monitoring of High Speed Grinding of Silicon Nitride , Ultrasonic, 38, 554-559, (1999).

bullet  Xiang, Dan, Hsu, Nelson, N., Blessing, Gerald V., Imaging of Surface Wave Slowness , Applied Physics Letters, 74 (15), 2236-2238, (1999). 

bullet  Hsu, Nelson, N., Blessing, Gerald V. , Ultrasonic leaky Wave Measurements for materials Evaluation , Nondestructive Characterization of Materials VIII, R.E.Green, Jr. editor, (Plenum Press) New York , 775-780 , (1998).

bullet  Hsu, Nelson, N., Xiang, Dan, Blessing, Gerald V., Time Domain Waveforms of a Line-Focus Transducer Probing Anisotropic Solids, Nondestructive Characterization of Materials VIII, R.E.Green, Jr. (Plenum Press) NY, 779-804, (1998).

bullet  Sachse, W, Kim, K.Y., Hsu, Nelson, N., Xiang, Dan, Characterization of Fiber-Waviness in Composite Specimens Using Deep Line-Focus Acoustic Microscopy, Materials Science Center Report #8236, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials VIII; R.E. Green Editor., Plenum Press, NY, 401-407, (1998).

bullet  Xiang, Dan, Hsu, Nelson, N., Blessing, Gerald V., A Simplified Ultrasonic Immersion Technique for Materials Evaluation, Materials Evaluation, Vol. 56 (7), 854-859, (1998).

bullet  Xiang, Dan, Hsu, Nelson, N., Blessing, Gerald V., Spatial Resolution with Time-and-Polarization-Resolved Acoustic Microscopy, Proceedings of the 24th Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Editor D. O. Thompson and D.E. Chimenti (Plenum Press) New York, Vol 27, 1734-1744, (1998).

bullet  Xiang, Dan, Hsu, Nelson, N., Blessing, Gerald V., Statistical Error Analysis of Time and Polarization Resolved Ultrasonic Measurements, IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 45(4), 1006-1016, (1998).

bullet  Sachse, W, Kim, K.Y., Xiang, Dan, Hsu, Nelson, N., Characterization of Fiber-Waviness in Composite Specimens Using Deep Line-Focus Microscopy, Materials Science Center Report #8236, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials; C.O. Ruund and R.E. Green Eds., Plenum Press,NY, (1997).

bullet  M. Manley and N.N. Hsu, "Response of a Focused Transducer Facing a Rigid Reflector," Proc. Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Brunswick, ME, (July 29 - August 2, 1996).

bullet  D. Xiang, N.N. Hsu and G.V. Blessing, "Ultrasonic Evaluation of Rough and Porous Ceramic Coatings with a Dual-Element Large Aperture Lensless Line-Focus Transducer," Proc. Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Brunswick, ME, (July 29 - August 2, 1996).

bullet  G.V. Blessing, N.N. Hsu and D. Xiang, "Time and Polarization Resolved Ultrasonic Testing of Materials," Proc. of The First US-Japan Sym. On Advances in NDT, HI, (June 24-28, 1996).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, D. Xiang, S.E. Fick and G.V. Blessing, "Time and Polarization Resolved Ultrasonic Measurements Using a Lensless Line-Focus Transducer," IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 2, pp. 865-876, (1996).

bullet  D. Xiang, N.N. Hsu and G.V. Blessing, "Material Characterization by a Time-Resolved and Polarization-Sensitive Ultrasonic Technique," Proc. Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, 995-1002, pp. 1431-1438, (1996).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, D. Xiang, S.E. Fick, G.V. Blessing, "Transient Analysis of a Line-Focus Transducer Probing a Liquid/Solid Interface," Proc. Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 15A, pp. 995-1002, (1996).

bullet  M. Yanaka, Y. Tsukahara and N.N. Hsu, "Investigation of AE Signals Emitted from an SiOx Layer Deposited on a Pet Film," The 12th International Acoustic Emission Symposium, Sapporo, Japan, pp. 381-386, (October 17-20, 1994).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and Y. Tsukahara, "Acoustic Emission Transmitted Through a Solid/Fluid Interface Theory," Progress in Acoustic Emission VII, The Japanese Society for NDI, pp. 553-558, (1994).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, S.E. Fick and G.V. Blessing, "Greens Function of a Liquid/Solid Interface and Application to Fluid Coupled Ultrasonic Materials Testing," IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 7, 92CH3118-7, pp. 395-398, (1993).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, G.V. Blessing and F.R. Breckenridge, "ONR Sponsored Research in Ultrasonic Measurements at NIST: 1982-92," NISTIR 5101, (December 1992).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and K. Yamaguchi, AA Rational Approach to Acoustic Emission Signal Analysis and System Calibration," Proceedings of 10th International Acoustic Emission Symposium, Sendai, Japan, (October 1990).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, "Fundamental Studies of AE and Their Practical Applications," Proceedings of 006 Special Research Committee Meeting, Tokushima University, No. 93, (July. 1-12, 1990).

bullet  M. Sansalone, N.J. Carino and N.N. Hsu, "Transient Stress Waves Interaction with Planar Flaws," The Journal of CIB, Building Research and Practice, 16(1):18-24, (1988).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Higher-Order Crossings - A New Acoustic Emission Signal Processing Method," Progress in Acoustic Emission IV, Japanese Society for NDI, pp. 59-66, (1988).

bullet  S. Ren, N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Transient Green's Tensors for a Layered Solid Half-Space with Different Interface Conditions," J. Acoust. Soc. Am., Vol. 83, Suppl. 1:S20, (1988).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, G. Chen and M. Sansalone, "Characterization of a Piezoelectric Transducer Coupled to a Solid," IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, 87CH2392-7, pp. 689-692, (October 1987).

bullet  M. Sansalone, N.J. Carino and N.N. Hsu, "A Finite Element Study of Transient Wave Propagation in Plates," J. of Research of NBS, 92(4):267-278, (July-August 1987 ).

bullet  M. Sansalone, N.J. Carino and N.N. Hsu, "A Finite Element Study of the Interaction of Transient Stress Waves with Planar Flaws," J. of Research of NBS, 92(4):279-290, (July-August 1987).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Point Source/Point Receiver Ultrasonic Wave Speed Measurement," Proceeding of 1987 Ultrasonic International Conference, London, England, pp. 509-514, (July 1987).

bullet  M. Sansalone, N.J. Carino and N.N. Hsu, "Extended Abstract: A Finite Element Study of the Stress and Displacement Fields Produced by Point Impact," J. of Acoustic Emission, Vol. 5, No.3:S24-27, (July-September 1986).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, "Plate Green's Function - A Computer Program and Its Application to Acoustic Emission," J. of Acoustic Emission, Vol. 5, No. 3:S28, (July- September 1986).

bullet  D.A. Hutchins, K. Lundgren, R.P. Young and N.N. Hsu, "Laser Simulation of Buried AE Sources," J. of Acoustic Emission, Vol. 5, No. 3:S29-33, (July- September 1986).

bullet  F.R. Breckenridge, F.R., T.M. Proctor, N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Some Notions Concerning the Behavior of Transducers," Proceedings of the 8th International Acoustic Emission Symposium, Progress in Acoustic Emission III. The Japanese Society of NDI, pp. 675-684, (1986).

bullet  F.R. Breckenridge, T.M. Proctor, N.N. Hsu, M. Greenspan and D.G. Eitzen, "Ultrasonic Measurements Research: Improved Acoustic Emission Methods," Defense Documentation Report No. A172726, (August 1986).

bullet  N.J. Carino, M. Sansalone and N.N. Hsu, "A Point Source - Point Receiver, Pulse-Echo Technique for Flaw Detection in Concrete," Journal of the American Concrete Institute:199-208, (March-April 1986).

bullet  W.H. Sachse and N.N. Hsu, "Ultrasonic Transducers," Encyclopedia of Materials Science and Engineering, B. Beaver (ed.), Pergamon Press, Oxford, England, pp. 5192-5198, (1986).

bullet  D.G. Eitzen, N.N. Hsu, A. Carasso and T.M. Proctor, "Deconvolution by Design - An Approach to the Inverse Problem of Ultrasonic Testing," Proceedings Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 4A. New York, NY: Plenum Press, pp. 179-188, (1985).

bullet  N.J. Carino, M. Sansalone, N.N. Hsu and Y.K. Kim, "Pulse-Echo Method for Flaw Detection in Concrete," National Bureau of Standards, NBSIR 84-2944:53-56, (1984).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Analytical Approach to Acoustic Emission Signal Processing: Problems and Progress," Seventh International Acoustic Emission Symposium, Sendai, Japan, pp. 326-334, (October 1984).

bullet  G.V. Blessing, N.N. Hsu and T.M. Proctor, "Ultrasonic-Shear-Wave Measurement of Known Residual Stress in Aluminum." Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 24(3):218-221, (September 1984).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and S.E. Fick, "Acoustic Emission Signal Processing for Automated Manufacturing," National Bureau of Standards, NBSIR 84-2944:86, (November 1984).

bullet  G.V. Blessing, N.N. Hsu and T.M. Proctor, "Ultrasonic Shear Wave Measurements of Known Residual Stress in Aluminum,"   Nondestructive Methods for Material Property Determination, C.O. Rund and R.E. Green, Jr., ed., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 353-363, (1984).

bullet  M.P. Jones, N.N. Hsu and R.E. Green, "Comparison of Simulated Acoustic Emission Sources," Proceedings of Ultrasonic International '83 Meeting, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, (July 11-15, 1983).

bullet  D.G. Eitzen, F.R. Breckenridge, R.B. Clough, N.N. Hsu, T.M. Proctor, J. Simmons, C. Stockton and H. Wadley, "Fundamental Developments in Acoustic Emission Measurements: The NBS Programs," Proceedings of Quantitative NDE in the Nuclear Industry, R.B. Clough, ed. American Society for Metals, Metals Park, OH, (1983).

bullet  G.V. Blessing, N.N. Hsu and T.M. Proctor, "An Ultrasonic Residual Stress Reference Sample," National Bureau of Standards, NBSIR 82-2617:113-144, H.T. Yolken, (ed.), (December 1982).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "The Inverse Problem of Acoustic Emission - Explicit Determination of Acoustic Emission Source Time-functions," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestruction Evaluation, Vol. 1, D.O. Thompson and E.E. Chimenti, ed., Plenum Press, New York, pp. 405-412, (1982).

bullet  N.N. Hsu, T.M. Proctor and G.V. Blessing, "An Analytical Approach to Reference Samples for Ultrasonic Residual Stress Measurement," J. Test & Eval.:230-234, (September 1982).

bullet  D.G. Eitzen, R.R. Breckenridge, R.B. Clough, N.N. Hsu, T.M. Proctor and J. Simmons, "NBS Development in Quantitative Acoustic Emission Measurements," Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 1. D.O. Thompson and E. Chimenti (eds.), Plenum Press, New York, pp. 433-442, (1982).

bullet  D.G. Eitzen, F.R. Breckenridge, R.B. Clough, N.N. Hsu, T.M. Proctor and J. Simmons, ASummary of Fundamental Developments for Quantitative Acoustic Emission Measurements," EPRI NP1877, Research Project 608-1:242. CA Electric Power Research Institute, (October 1981).

bullet  D.G. Eitzen, F.R. Breckenridge, R.B. Clough, N.N. Hsu, T.M. Proctor and J. Simmons, "NBS Developments in Quantitative Acoustic Emission Measurements," Proceedings, DAPRA/AF Review of Quantitative NDE, Boulder, CO, (August 1981) .

bullet  N.N. Hsu and F.R. Breckenridge, "Characterization and Calibration of Acoustic Emission Sensors," Materials Evaluation, 39, pp. 60-68, (1981).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "AE Signal Analysis--Laboratory Experiments Examining the Physical Process of Acoustic Emission," The Fifth International Acoustic Emission Symposium Proceedings, Tokyo, pp. 67-68, (November 1980).

bullet  W.H. Sachse, N.N. Hsu, "Ultrasonic Transducers for Materials Testing and Their Characterization," Physical Acoustics, W.P. Mason and R.N. Thurston,eds., Academic Press, pp. 207-405, (1979).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Acoustic Emission Source Characterization Through Direct Time-Domain Deconvolution," Proceedings of the ARPA/AFML Review of Quantitative NDE, ( July 1979).

bullet  N.N. Hsu and S.C. Hardy, "Experiements in Acoustic Emission Waveform Analysis for Characterization of AE Sources," Elastic Waves and Nondestructive Testing of Materials, Y.H. Pao, ed., AMD 29, ASME, New York, NY, pp. 85-106, (1978).

bullet  W.H. Sachse, N.N. Hsu and D.G. Eitzen, "Visualization of Transducer-Produced Sound Fields in Solids," IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium Proceedings, IEEE Cat. #78 CH/344-ISU, (1978).