2023

Trushkevych, Oksana, Dixon, S., Tabatabaeipour, M., Potter, M. D. G., MacLeod, C., Dobie, G and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2023) Calibration-free SH guided wave analysis for screening of wall thickness in steel with varying properties. NDT and E International, 135 . 102789. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2023.102789 ISSN 0963-8695.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2023) Selective simultaneous generation of distinct unidirectional wave modes in different directions using dual-array transducer. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 187 . 109942. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2022.109942 ISSN 0888-3270.

Zitoun, Akram, Dixon, Steve M., Kazilas, Mihalis and Hutchins, David A. (2023) Defect detection and imaging in composite structures using magnetostrictive patch transducers. Sensors, 23 (2). 600. doi:10.3390/s23020600 ISSN 1424-8220.

Sharp, Elizabeth H., Bernard, Robert, Bolton, Gary and Dixon, Steve M. (2023) Pressure monitoring of Special Nuclear Material containment. NDT & E International, 133 . 102760. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2022.102760 ISSN 0963-8695.

2022

Liang, Bao, Li, Zhichao, Zhai, Guofu, Yang, Runjie, Zhang, Xu and Dixon, Steve (2022) Enhancing the lift-off performance of EMATs by applying an Fe3O4 coating to a test specimen. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 72 . 9502104. doi:10.1109/tim.2022.3223076 ISSN 0018-9456.

Svilainis, Linas, Chaziachmetovas, Andrius, Eidukynas, Valdas, Alvarez-Arenas, Tomas Gomez and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) Miniature ferroelectret microphone design and performance evaluation using laser excitation. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 69 (12). pp. 3392-3401. doi:10.1109/tuffc.2022.3220082 ISSN 1525-8955.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) Optimal unidirectional generation of a dispersive wave mode with dual-array transducer. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 177 . 109138. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2022.109138 ISSN 0888-3270.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) One-dimension frequency–wavenumber-domain based model for ultrasonic waves generated by dual-array transducers. Ultrasonics, 124 . 106772. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2022.106772 ISSN 0041-624X.

Somerset, William E., Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Li, Zhichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) Design and dynamics of oil filled flexural ultrasonic transducers for elevated pressures. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22 (13). pp. 12673-12680. doi:10.1109/jsen.2022.3178751 ISSN 1558-1748.

Kubrusy, Alan C., Kang, Lei, von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve (2022) Numerical investigation of application of unidirectional generation to improve signal interpretation of circumferential guided waves in pipes for defect detection. In: EWSHM 2022: European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Palermo, Italy, 04-07 Jul 2022. Published in: Proceedings of the European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, 270 pp. 61-70. ISBN 9783031073212. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-07322-9_7 ISSN 2366-2557.

Smith, Luke, Li, Zhichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) Transducer design for clamp-on guided wave flow measurement in thin-walled pipes. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22 (11). 10613 -10619. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2022.3169283 ISSN 1530-437X.

To, Amanda, Li, Zhichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) Improved detection of surface defects at sample edges using high-frequency eddy current amplitude and phase measurements. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 37 (6). pp. 795-819. doi:10.1080/10589759.2022.2063858 ISSN 1058-9759.

Martinho, Lucas M., Kubrusly, Alan C., Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2022) Enhancement of the unidirectional radiation pattern of shear horizontal ultrasonic waves generated by side-shifted periodic permanent magnets electromagnetic acoustic transducers with multiple rows of magnets. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22 (8). pp. 7637-7644. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2022.3156849 ISSN 1530-437X.

Xiang, Lunci, Dixon, Steve M., Thring, Claire B., Li, Zhichao and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2022) Lift-off performance of electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) for surface acoustic wave generation. NDT & E International, 126 . 102576. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2021.102576 ISSN 0963-8695.

Zitoun, Akram, Dixon, S., Kazilas, Mihalis and Hutchins, David A. (2022) The effect of changes in magnetic field and frequency on the vibration of a thin magnetostrictive patch as a tool for generating guided ultrasonic waves. Sensors, 22 (3). 766. doi:10.3390/s22030766 ISSN 1424-8220.

Tabatabaeipour, Morteza, Trushkevych, Oksana, Dobie, Gordon, Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), McMillan, Ross, Macleod, Charles, O'Leary, Richard, Dixon, Steve M., Gachagan, Anthony and Pierce, Stephen G. (2022) Application of ultrasonic guided waves to robotic occupancy grid mapping. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 163 . 108151. doi:10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.108151 ISSN 0888-3270.

Peyton, Christian, Edwards, Rachel S., Dixon, Steve, Dutton, Ben and Vesga, Wilson (2022) Detection of defects in titanium using shear horizontal guided waves. In: 2021 48th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Online, 28-30 July 2021. Published in: Proceedings of the Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation pp. 1-6. doi:10.1115/QNDE2021-74942

2021

Martinho, Lucas M., Kubrusly, Alan C., Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2021) Computation of the radiation pattern of unidirectional SH wave generated by dual-PPM EMATs. In: 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Xi'an, China, 11-16 Sep 2021. Published in: 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) pp. 1-4. doi:10.1109/IUS52206.2021.9593803 ISSN 1948-5719.

Somerset, William E., Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Li, Zhichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2021) Oil filled flexural ultrasonic transducers for resilience in environments of elevated pressure. In: 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Xi'an, China, 11-16 Sep 2021. Published in: 2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) pp. 1-4. ISBN 9781665403559. doi:10.1109/IUS52206.2021.9593697 ISSN 1948-5719.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2021) Higher order modal dynamics of the flexural ultrasonic transducer. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 55 (7). 07LT01. doi:10.1088/1361-6463/ac3352

Dixon, Steve M., Li, Zhichao, Baker, Matt, Bushi, Xhorxh and Smith, Luke (2021) Clamp-on measurements of fluid flow in small-diameter metal pipes using ultrasonic guided waves. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 70 . doi:10.1109/tim.2021.3120142 ISSN 0018-9456.

To, A., Li, Zhichao and Dixon, S. (2021) Improved eddy current testing sensitivity using phase information. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, 63 (10). pp. 578-584. doi:10.1784/insi.2021.63.10.578 ISSN 1354-2575.

Li, Zhichao, Smith, Luke and Dixon, Steve M. (2021) Design of miniature clamp-on ultrasonic flow measurement transducers. IEEE Sensors Letters, 5 (6). doi:10.1109/LSENS.2021.3081760 ISSN 1530-437X.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Tovar, Pedro, von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve M. (2021) Mode conversion of SH guided waves with symmetry inversion in plates. Ultrasonics, 112 . 106334. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2020.106334 ISSN 0041-624X.

de Castro Ribeiro, Mateus Gheorghe, Kubrusly, Alan Conci, Ayala, Helon Vicente Hultmann and Dixon, Steve M. (2021) Machine learning-based corrosion-like defect estimation with shear-horizontal guided waves improved by mode separation. IEEE Access, 9 . pp. 40836-40849. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3063736 ISSN 2169-3536.

Dixon, Steve M., Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew and Somerset, William (2021) Active damping of ultrasonic receiving sensors through engineered pressure waves. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 54 (13). 13LT01. doi:10.1088/1361-6463/abd582 ISSN 0022-3727.

Trushkevych, Oksana, Tabatabaeipour, Morteza, Dixon, Steve M., Potter, Mark D. G., Dobie, Gordon, Macleod, Charles and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2021) Miniaturised SH EMATs for fast robotic screening of wall thinning in steel plates. IEEE Sensors Journal, 21 (2). pp. 1386-1394. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2020.3021526 ISSN 1530-437X.

2020

Zitoun, Akram, Dixon, S., Edwards, Graham and Hutchins, David A. (2020) Experimental study of the guided wave directivity patterns of thin removable magnetostrictive patches. Sensors, 20 (24). 7189. doi:10.3390/s20247189 ISSN 1424-8220.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2020) Unidirectional shear horizontal wave generation with side-shifted periodic permanent magnets electromagnetic acoustic transducer. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67 (12). pp. 2757-2760. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2020.3027246 ISSN 1525-8955.

Xiang, L., Greenshields, David, Dixon, S. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2020) Phased electromagnetic acoustic transducer array for Rayleigh wave surface defect detection. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 67 (7). pp. 1403-1411. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2020.2968151 ISSN 1525-8955.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Somerset, William and Dixon, Steve M. (2020) Venting in the comparative study of flexural ultrasonic transducers to improve resilience at elevated environmental pressure levels. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20 (11). pp. 5776-5784. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2020.2974547 ISSN 1530-437X.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew and Dixon, Steve M. (2020) The high frequency flexural ultrasonic transducer for transmitting and receiving ultrasound in air. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20 (14). pp. 7653-7660. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2020.2981667 ISSN 1530-437X.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Somerset, William E. and Dixon, Steve M. (2020) Measurement using flexural ultrasonic transducers in high pressure environments. In: International Congress on Ultrasonics , Bruges, Belgium , 03-06 Sep 2019 . Published in: Proceedings of meetings on acoustics , 38 doi:10.1121/2.0001091 ISSN 1939-800X.

2019

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew, Somerset, William and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Wideband electromagnetic dynamic acoustic transducer as a standard acoustic source for air-coupled ultrasonic sensors. In: 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Glasgow, 6-9 Oct 2019. Published in: 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) ISBN 9781728145969. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2019.8926271 ISSN 1948-5727.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew, Somerset, William, Su, Riliang, Lines, David A., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) A novel mathematical model for transit-time ultrasonic flow measurement. In: 2019 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Glasgow, 6-9 Oct 2019 doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2019.8925693

Kubrusly, Alan C., von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Experimental and numerical investigation of the interaction of the first four SH guided wave modes with symmetric and non-symmetric discontinuities in plates. NDT & E International, 108 . 102175. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2019.102175 ISSN 0963-8695.

Li, Zhichao, Hughes, Foz, Kerr, Noel, Wilson, Richard and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Liquid flow measurement using silicone polymer wedge clamp-on ultrasonic transducers. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement . p. 1. doi:10.1109/TIM.2019.2954235 ISSN 0018-9456.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew, Su, Riliang, Lines, David A., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal, Rowlands, George and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Flow velocity measurement using a spatial averaging method with two-dimensional flexural ultrasonic array technology. Sensors, 19 (21). 4786. doi:10.3390/s19214786 ISSN 1424-8220.

Thring, Claire B., Hill, Stephen, Dixon, Steve M. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2019) The effect of EMAT coil geometry on the Rayleigh wave frequency behaviour. Ultrasonics, 99 . 105945. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2019.06.007 ISSN 0041-624X.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Somerset, William and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) The influence of air pressure on the dynamics of flexural ultrasonic transducers. Sensors, 19 (21). pp. 1-16. 4710. doi:10.3390/s19214710 ISSN 1424-8220.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Rowlands, George, Zhou, Leiqing and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Dynamic nonlinearity in Piezoelectric flexural ultrasonic transducers. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19 (15). pp. 6056-6066. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2019.2911158 ISSN 1530-437X.

Tkocz, Jozef, Greenshields, David and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) High power phased EMAT arrays for nondestructive testing of as-cast steel. NDT & E International, 102 . pp. 47-55. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.11.001 ISSN 0963-8695.

Hughes, R. and Dixon, S. (2019) Performance analysis of single-frequency near electrical resonance signal enhancement (SF-NERSE) defect detection. NDT & E International, 102 . pp. 96-103. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.11.008 ISSN 0963-8695.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Rowlands , George and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) The nonlinear dynamics of flexural ultrasonic transducers. In: 2019 International Congress on Ultrasonics, Bruges, Belgium, 3-6 Sep 2019. Published in: Proceedings of meetings on acoustics (ICU), 38 doi:10.1121/2.0001095 ISSN 1939-800X.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Freitas, Miguel A., von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Interaction of SH guided waves with wall thinning. NDT & E International, 101 . pp. 94-103. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.10.007 ISSN 0963-8695.

Ren, Weiping, Xu, Ke, Dixon, Steve M. and Zhang, Chu (2019) A study of magnetostriction mechanism of EMAT on low-carbon steel at high temperature. NDT & E International, 101 . pp. 34-43. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.10.001 ISSN 0963-8695.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Freitas, Miguel A., von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Interaction of SH guided waves with wall thinning. NDT & E International, 101 . pp. 94-103. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2018.10.007 ISSN 0963-8695.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew and Dixon, Steve M. (2019) Wideband electromagnetic dynamic acoustic transducers (WEMDATs) for air-coupled ultrasonic applications. Applied Physics Letters, 114 (5). 053505. doi:10.1063/1.5086383 ISSN 0003-6951.

2018

Kubrusly, Alan C., Freitas, Miguel A., von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) Dataset on reflection and transmission coefficients of ultrasonic shear horizontal guided waves in plates with wall thinning. Data in Brief, 21 . pp. 2179-2191. doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.11.053 ISSN 2352-3409.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) High frequency measurement of ultrasound using flexural ultrasonic transducers. IEEE Sensors Journal, 18 (13). 5238 -5244. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2018.2835146 ISSN 1558-1748.

Kubrusly, Alan C., Freitas, Miguel A., von der Weid, Jean Pierre and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) Mode selectivity of SH guided waves by dual excitation and reception applied to mode conversion analysis. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 65 (7). 1239 -1249. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2018.2835299 ISSN 1525-8955.

Hughes, Robert R. and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) Analysis of electrical resonance distortion for inductive sensing applications. IEEE Sensors Journal . doi:10.1109/JSEN.2018.2841506 ISSN 1558-1748.

Ren, Weiping, He, Jianpeng, Dixon, Steve M. and Xu, Ke (2018) Enhancement of EMAT’s efficiency by using silicon steel laminations back-plate. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 274 . pp. 189-198. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2018.03.010 ISSN 1873-3069.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) Flow measurement based on two-dimensional flexural ultrasonic phased arrays. Meetings on Acoustics. Proceedings, 32 (1). 045012. doi:10.1121/2.0000708 ISSN 1939-800X.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) HiFFUTs for high temperature ultrasound. In: International Congress on Ultrasonics (ICU, 18-20 Dec 2017, Honolulu, Hawaii. Published in: Proceedings of meetings on acoustics (ICU), 32 (1). doi:10.1121/2.0000685 ISSN 1939-800X.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Rowlands, G. (George) and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) The dynamic performance of flexural ultrasonic transducers. Sensors, 18 (1). 270. doi:10.3390/s18010270 ISSN 1424-8220.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew and Dixon, Steve M. (2018) Analysis of influence of inconsistent performances of array elements on flexural ultrasonic phased array for measurement of ultrasound in fluids. In: 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Kobe, Japan, 22-25 Oct 2018. Published in: 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) pp. 1-4. ISBN 9781538634257. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2018.8580009 ISSN 1948-5727.

2017

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei and Dixon, Steve M. (2017) Nonlinearity in the dynamic response of flexural ultrasonic transducers. IEEE Sensors Letters, 2 (1). pp. 1-4. doi:10.1109/LSENS.2017.2779183 ISSN 1530-437X.

Li, Zhichao, Jarvis, Rollo, Nagy, Peter B., Dixon, Steve M. and Cawley, Peter (2017) Experimental and simulation methods to study the Magnetic Tomography Method (MTM) for pipe defect detection. NDT & E International, 92 . pp. 59-66. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2017.07.018 ISSN 0963-8695.

Li, Zhichao, Dixon, Steve M., Cawley, Peter, Jarvis, Rollo, Nagy, Peter B. and Cabeza, Sandra (2017) Experimental studies of the magneto-mechanical memory (MMM) technique using permanently installed magnetic sensor arrays. NDT & E International, 92 . pp. 136-148. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2017.07.019 ISSN 0963-8695.

Kang, Lei, Feeney, Andrew, Su, Riliang, Lines, David, Jäger, Axel, Wang, Han, Arnaudov, Yavor Emilov, Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal, Kupnik, Mario and Dixon, Steve M. (2017) Two-dimensional flexural ultrasonic phased array for flow measurement. In: 2017 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Washington, DC, USA, 6-9 Sep 2017. Published in: 2017 IEEE International : Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2017.8092220 ISSN 1948-5727.

Dixon, Steve M., Kang, Lei, Ginestier, Michael, Wells, Christopher, Rowlands, G. (George) and Feeney, Andrew (2017) The electro-mechanical behaviour of flexural ultrasonic transducers. Applied Physics Letters, 110 (22). 223502. doi:10.1063/1.4984239 ISSN 0003-6951.

He, Jianpeng, Dixon, Steve M., Hill, Samuel Joseph and Xu, Ke (2017) A new electromagnetic acoustic transducer design for generating and receiving S0 lamb waves in ferromagnetic steel plate. Sensors, 17 (5). 1023. doi:10.3390/s17051023 ISSN 1424-8220.

Feeney, Andrew, Kang, Lei, Rowlands, G. (George) and Dixon, Steve M. (2017) Dynamic characteristics of flexural ultrasonic transducers. In: 2017 ICU Honolulu. Sixth International Congress on Ultrasonics, Honolulu, Hawaii, 18-20 Dec 2017. Published in: Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, 32 (1). doi:10.1121/2.0000684 ISSN 1939-800X.

Clough, Matthew, Fleming, Matthew and Dixon, Steve M. (2017) Circumferential guided wave EMAT system for pipeline screening using shear horizontal ultrasound. NDT & E International, 86 . pp. 20-27. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2016.11.010 ISSN 0963-8695.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel Sian), Trushkevych, Oksana, Eriksson, Tobias J. R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, Steve M. (2017) Ultrasound visualization using polymer dispersed liquid crystal sensors. In: 43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Atlanta, GA, USA, 17-22 Jul 2016. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, 1806 (1). 020021. ISBN 9780735414747. ISSN 0094-243X.

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, Steve M. (2017) Mode mixing in shear horizontal ultrasonic guided waves. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 32 (2). pp. 113-132. doi:10.1080/10589759.2016.1184268 ISSN 1058-9759.

2016

Hughes, F., Day, R., Tung, N. and Dixon, Steve M. (2016) High-frequency eddy current measurements using sensor-mounted electronics. Insight- Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, 58 (11). pp. 596-600. doi:10.1784/insi.2016.58.11.596 ISSN 1354-2575.

Li, Zhichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2016) A closed-loop operation to improve GMR sensor accuracy. IEEE Sensors Journal, 16 (15). pp. 6003-6007. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2016.2580742 ISSN 1530-437X.

Eriksson, Tobias J. R., Laws, Michael R., Kang, Lei, Fan, Yichao, Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, Steve M. (2016) Experimental evaluation of three designs of electrodynamic flexural transducers. Sensors, 16 (9). 1363. doi:10.3390/s16091363 ISSN 1424-8220.

Eriksson, Tobias J. R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, Steve M. (2016) Experimental and simulation characterisation of flexural vibration modes in unimorph ultrasound transducers. Ultrasonics, 65 . pp. 242-248. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2015.09.018 ISSN 0041-624X.

2015

Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal, Hunter, Michael, Thornby, John Albert, Purssell, C. P., Leigh, Simon J. and Dixon, Steve M. (2015) Additive manufacture of impedance matching layers for air-coupled ultrasonic transducers. In: 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium , Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 Oct 2015 pp. 1-4. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2015.0367

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, Steve M. (2015) Weld defect detection using PPM EMAT generated shear horizontal ultrasound. NDT & E International, Volume 74 . pp. 58-65. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2015.05.005 ISSN 0963-8695.

Trushkevych, Oksana, Eriksson, Tobias J. R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal, Dixon, Steve M. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2015) Ultrasound sensing using the acousto-optic effect in polymer dispersed liquid crystals. Applied physics letters, 107 (5). 054102 . doi:10.1063/1.4928390 ISSN 0003-6951.

2014

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), Fan, Yichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2014) High temperature thickness measurements of stainless steel and low carbon steel using electromagnetic acoustic transducers. NDT & E International, Volume 68 . pp. 73-77. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2014.07.009 ISSN 0963-8695.

Hill, Samuel Joseph and Dixon, Steve M. (2014) Localisation of defects with time and frequency measurements using pulsed arrays. NDT & E International, Volume 67 . pp. 24-30. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2014.06.008 ISSN 0963-8695.

Hughes, R. (Robert), Fan, Yichao and Dixon, Steve M. (2014) Near electrical resonance signal enhancement (NERSE) in eddy-current crack detection. NDT & E International, Volume 66 . pp. 82-89. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2014.04.009 ISSN 0963-8695.

Petcher, P. A., Potter, M. D. G. and Dixon, Steve M. (2014) A new electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) design for operation on rail. NDT & E International, Volume 65 . pp. 1-7. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2014.03.007 ISSN 0963-8695.

Petcher, P. A., Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.) and Dixon, Steve M. (2014) Shear horizontal (SH) ultrasound wave propagation around smooth corners. Ultrasonics, Volume 54 (Number 4). pp. 997-1004. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2013.11.011 ISSN 0041-624X.

Hill, Samuel Joseph and Dixon, S. (2014) Frequency dependent directivity of periodic permanent magnet electromagnetic acoustic transducers. NDT & E International, Volume 62 . pp. 137-143. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2013.12.009 ISSN 0963-8695.

Hughes, R. (Robert) and Dixon, S. (2014) Eddy-current crack detection at frequencies approaching electrical resonance. In: 40th review of progress in quantitative nondestructive evaluation : Incorporating the 10th international conference on Barkhausen noise and micromagnetic testing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21–26 July 2013. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, 1581 pp. 1366-1373. ISBN 978735412118. doi:10.1063/1.4864980 ISSN 0094-243X.

Hill, Samuel Joseph and Dixon, S. (2014) Using a pulsed array to determine the position of a defect. In: 40TH Annual Review of Progress in Quantitive Nondestructive Evaluation : Incorporating the 10th International Conference on Barkhausen Noise and Micromagnetic Testing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, 21–26 Jul 2013. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1581 pp. 80-87. doi:10.1063/1.4864805 ISSN 0094-243X.

2013

Baro, Jordi, Dixon, S., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Fan, Yichao, Keeble, Dean Samuel, Mañosa, Lluís, Planes, Antoni and Vives, Eduard (2013) Simultaneous detection of the acoustic emission and Barkhausen noise during the martensitic transition of a NiMnGa magnetic shape-memory alloy. Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), Volume 88 . Article number 174108. ISSN 1098-0121.

Dixon, S., Hill, Samuel Joseph, Fan, Yichao and Rowlands, G. (George) (2013) The wave-field from an array of periodic emitters driven simultaneously by a broadband pulse. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Volume 133 (Number 6). Article number 3692. doi:10.1121/1.4802648 ISSN 0001-4966.

Palmer, Stuart B., Hill, Steven M. (Mark), Rowlands, G. (George) and Dixon, S. (2013) An ultrasonic wave-front with propagation direction dependent frequency. In: Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2013, San Diego, USA, 10 Mar 2013. Published in: SPIE Proceedings, Volume 8694 Article number 86941S. doi:10.1117/12.2014314 ISSN 0277-786X.

Kang, Lei, Dixon, S., Wang, Kaican and Dai, Jingmin (2013) Enhancement of signal amplitude of surface wave EMATs based on 3-D simulation analysis and orthogonal test method. NDT & E International, Volume 59 . pp. 11-17. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2013.05.003 ISSN 0963-8695.

Laws, Michael R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, S. (2013) Thermal studies of a plate bundle waveguide for use as an ultrasonic flow meter buffer. In: 2013 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Prague, Czech Republic, 21-25 Jul 2013 pp. 1618-1621. ISBN 9781467356848. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2013.0412

Dixon, S., Petcher, P. A., Fan, Yichao, Maisey, D. and Nickolds, Piers (2013) Ultrasonic metal sheet thickness measurement without prior wave speed calibration. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Volume 46 (Number 44). Article number 445502. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/46/44/445502 ISSN 0022-3727.

Laws, Michael R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, S. (2013) A plate waveguide design for ultrasonic flow measurements in hostile environments. In: Review of progress in quantitive nondestructive evaluation, Denver, Colorado, USA, 15-20 Jul 2012. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1511 (Number 1512). pp. 1512-1517. doi:10.1063/1.4789221 ISSN 0094-243X.

2012

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), McAughey, Kevin L., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Dixon, S. (2012) Sol–gel prepared bismuth titanate for high temperature ultrasound transducers. RSC Advances , Volume 2 (Number 9). pp. 3678-3683. doi:10.1039/c2ra20243c ISSN 2046-2069.

Burrows, Susan, Dutton, B. (Ben) and Dixon, S. (2012) Laser generation of lamb waves for defect detection : experimental methods and finite element modeling. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, Vol.59 (No.1). pp. 82-89. doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2158 ISSN 0885-3010.

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, S. (2012) Parabola detection using matched filtering for ultrasound B-scans. Ultrasonics, Vol.52 (No.1). pp. 138-144. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2011.07.006 ISSN 0041-624X.

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), McAughey, Kevin L., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Dixon, S. (2012) High temperature thickness measurements using a bismuth titanate piezoelectric transducer. In: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Burlington, VT, 17-22 Jul 2012. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1430 (Number 31). pp. 979-985. doi:10.1063/1.4716329 ISSN 0094-243X.

Palmer, Stuart B., Dixon, S. and Petcher, P. A. (2012) Obtaining more information from time-of-flight-diffraction measurements. In: Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2012, San Diego, CA, 12-15 Mar 2012. Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol.8347 83470Z-83470Z. doi:10.1117/12.913605 ISSN 0277-786X.

Hill, S. J. and Dixon, S. (2012) Pulsed arrays : a new method of flaw detection by generating a frequency dependent angle of propagation. In: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Burlington, VT, 17th-22nd July 2011. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1430 (Number 31). pp. 913-920. doi:10.1063/1.4716321 ISSN 0094-243X.

Dixon, S., Harrison, T., Fan, Yichao and Petcher, P. A. (2012) Thermoelastic laser generated ultrasound using a ring source. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol.45 (No.17). Article no. 175103. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/45/17/175103 ISSN 0022-3727.

Laws, Michael R., Ramadas, Sivaram Nishal and Dixon, Steve M. (2012) A plate waveguide design for ultrasonic flow measurements in hostile environments. In: 2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), Dresden, Germany, 7-10 Oct 2012. Published in: 2012 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS) pp. 1718-1721. doi:10.1109/ULTSYM.2012.0431 ISSN 1948-5719.

2011

Dixon, S. (2011) Comment. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, Vol.53 (No.11). p. 590.

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), Dixon, S., Pickering, S. G., Li, T. (Teng) and Almond, Darryl (2011) Thermographic detection of surface breaking defects using a scanning laser source. NDT & E International, Vol.44 (No.7). pp. 589-596. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2011.06.001 ISSN 0963-8695.

Almond, Darryl, Weekes, B., Li, Teng, Pickering, S. G., Kostson, E., Wilson, J., Tian, G. Y., Dixon, S. and Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.) (2011) Thermographic techniques for the detection of cracks in metallic components. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, Vol.53 (No.11). pp. 614-620. doi:10.1784/insi.2011.53.11.614 ISSN 1354-2575.

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, S. (2011) Time of flight diffraction and imaging (TOFDI) combining B- scans and cross-sectional imaging. AIP Conference Proceedings . pp. 744-751. doi:10.1063/1.3591923 ISSN 0094-243X.

Vives, Eduard, Soto Parra, Daniel Enrique, Planes, Antoni, Mañosa, Lluís, Romero, Ricardo, Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Dixon, S. (2011) Acoustic emission avalanches in Martensitic Transitions : new perspectives for the problem of source location. In: Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials (PTM), Avignon, France, 6-10 June 2010. Published in: Solid State Phenomena, Vol.172-174 pp. 144-149. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.172-174.144 ISSN 1662-9779.

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, S. (2011) Non-contact position tracking using phase correlation of sample images for NDT applications. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, Vol.53 (No.4). pp. 185-192. doi:10.1784/insi.2011.53.4.185 ISSN 1354-2575.

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, S. (2011) A modified Hough transform for removal of direct and reflected surface waves from B-scans. NDT & E International, Vol.44 (No.2). pp. 139-144. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2010.11.004 ISSN 0963-8695.

Hernandez-Valle, Francisco and Dixon, S. (2011) Pulsed electromagnet EMAT for ultrasonic measurements at elevated temperatures. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, Vol.53 (No.2). pp. 96-99. doi:10.1784/insi.2011.53.2.96 ISSN 1354-2575.

Dixon, S., Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), Dutton, B. (Ben) and Fan, Yichao (2011) Detection of cracks in metal sheets using pulsed laser generated ultrasound and EMAT detection. Ultrasonics, Vol.51 (No.1). pp. 7-16. doi:10.1016/j.ultras.2010.05.002 ISSN 0041-624X.

Vives, Eduard, Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Dixon, S., Mañosa, Lluís, Planes, Antoni and Roméro, Ricardo (2011) Temperature contour maps at the strain-induced martensitic transition of a Cu–Zn–Al shape-memory single crystal. Applied Physics Letters, Vol.98 (No.1). 011902. doi:10.1063/1.3533403 ISSN 0003-6951.

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.) and Dixon, S. (2011) Defect detection using a scanning laser source. AIP Conference Proceedings , Vols.30A, 30B (Vol.1335). pp. 249-256. doi:10.1063/1.3591863

Palmer, Stuart B., Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.) and Dixon, S. (2011) Detection of surface breaking cracks using thermographic and non-contact ultrasonic methods. In: Conference on Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, San Diego, CA , 07-10 Mar 2011. Published in: Proceedings of SPIE, Vol.7983 79831V-79831V. doi:10.1117/12.881198 ISSN 0277-786X.

2010

Dixon, S., Harrison, T. J. and Petcher, P. A. (2010) Phase changes of ultrasonic bulk waves through focusing measured using a non-contact ultrasonic method. Applied Physics Letters, Vol.97 (No.5). 054101. doi:10.1063/1.3475926 ISSN 0003-6951.

Hernandez-Valle, Francisco and Dixon, S. (2010) Initial tests for designing a high temperature EMAT with pulsed electromagnet. NDT & E International, Vol.43 (No.2). pp. 171-175. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2009.10.009 ISSN 0963-8695.

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), Dixon, S., Li, T. and Almond, Darryl (2010) Combined thermography and noncontact ultrasound inspection techniques using pulsed laser excitation. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.1211). pp. 510-517. doi:10.1063/1.3362437 ISSN 0094-243X.

Hernandez-Valle, Francisco and Dixon, S. (2010) Pulsed electromagnet EMAT for high temperatures. AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.1211 . pp. 957-963. doi:10.1063/1.3362535 ISSN 0094-243X.

2009

Essex, S. D., Potter, M. D. G. and Dixon, S. (2009) Calculation of elastic anisotropy using EMATs validated by EBSD in rolled aluminium sheet. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.1096). pp. 1727-1734. doi:10.1063/1.3114167 ISSN 0094-243X.

Dixon, S. (2009) Editorial. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol.24 (No.1-2). p. 1. doi:10.1080/10589750802607901

Hernandez-Valle, Francisco and Dixon, S. (2009) Preliminary tests to design an EMAT with pulsed electromagnet for high temperature. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.1096). pp. 936-941. doi:10.1063/1.3114358 ISSN 0094-243X.

Essex, S. D., Potter, M. D. G., Vann, R. G. L. and Dixon, S. (2009) Utilizing EBSD to validate and understand NDE techniques. In: 35th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Univ Chicago, Chicago, IL, July 20-25, 2008. Published in: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.1096 pp. 1224-1231. ISBN 978-0-7354-0629-2. doi:10.1063/1.3114095 ISSN 0094-243X.

Petcher, P. A. and Dixon, S. (2009) Wideband ultrasonic time of flight diffraction combining B-scans and cross-sectional imaging. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.1096). pp. 650-657. doi:10.1063/1.3114317 ISSN 0094-243X.

2008

Dixon, S., Fletcher, M. P. and Rowlands, G. (George) (2008) The accuracy of acoustic birefringence shear wave measurements in sheet metal. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.104 (No.11). p. 114901. doi:10.1063/1.3033395 ISSN 0021-8979.

Jian, X., Dixon, S., Quirk, K. and Grattan, K. T. V. (2008) Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for in- and out-of plane ultrasonic wave detection. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.148 (No.1). pp. 51-56. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.004 ISSN 0924-4247.

Davis, Claire, Mukhopadhyay, P., Strangwood, Martin, Potter, M. D. G., Dixon, S. and Morris, P. F. (2008) Comparison between elastic modulus and ultrasonic velocity anisotropy with respect to rolling direction in steels. Ironmaking & Steelmaking, Vol.35 (No.5). pp. 359-366. doi:10.1179/174328108X271529 ISSN 0301-9233.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Sophian, A., Dixon, S. and Tian, G. Y. (2008) Data fusion for defect characterisation using a dual probe system. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.144 (No.1). pp. 222-228. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2007.12.020 ISSN 0924-4247.

Dixon, S., Faghih Nasiri, F., Ledger, W. L., Lenton, E. A., Duenas, A., Sutcliffe, P. (Paul) and Chilcott, J. B. (2008) Cost-effectiveness analysis of different embryo transfer strategies in England. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vol.115 (No.6). pp. 758-766. doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01667.x ISSN 1470-0328.

Dixon, S., Cann, B., Carroll, Donna L., Fan, Y. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2008) Non-linear enhancement of laser generated ultrasonic Rayleigh waves by cracks. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol.23 (No.1). pp. 25-34. doi:10.1080/10589750701550640 ISSN 1058-9759.

Davis, Claire, Strangwood, Martin, Potter, M. D. G., Dixon, S. and Morris, P. F. (2008) Prediction of elastic modulus plus anisotropy using X-ray and electron backscattered diffraction texture quantification and ultrasonic (Electromagnetic acoustic transducer) measurements in aluminum sheets. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A - Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol.39A (No.3). pp. 679-687. doi:10.1007/s11661-007-9439-4 ISSN 1073-5623.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Dixon, S., Fan, Yichao and Jian, X. (2008) EMAT measurements of in- and out-of-plane ultrasonic signals. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.975). pp. 841-848. doi:10.1063/1.2902751 ISSN 0094-243X.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Fan, Yichao, Papaelias, M., Dixon, Steve M., Davis, Claire and Roberts, Clive (2008) Ultrasonic detection of surface-breaking railhead defects. AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol.975 (No.1). pp. 602-609. doi:10.1063/1.2902716 ISSN 0094-243X.

Fletcher, M. P., Dixon, S. and Rowlands, G. (George) (2008) Analytical examination of temporal and frequency domain interference due to acoustic birefringence in thin sheets using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs). In: 34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Golden, CO, Jul 22-27, 2007. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 975 pp. 828-834. ISBN 978-0-7354-0494-6. doi:10.1063/1.2902749 ISSN 0094-243X.

Palmer, Stuart B., Essex, S., Potter, M. D. G. and Dixon, S. (2008) Determination of crystallographic texture in metal sheets using ultrasound and EBSD. In: Conference on Nondestructive Characterization for Composite Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Infrastructure, and Homeland Security 2008, San Diego, CA, Mar 11-13, 2008. Published in: Proceedings of SPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 6934 F9340. ISBN 978-0-8194-7120-8. ISSN 0277-786X.

Fan, Yichao, Dixon, S. and Ran, Xiaoming (2008) Lift-off performance of ferrite enhanced generation EMATs. In: 34th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Golden, CO, Jul 22-27, 2007. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 975 pp. 835-840. ISBN 978-0-7354-0494-6. doi:10.1063/1.2902750 ISSN 0094-243X.

Essex, S. D., Potter, M. D. G., Dobedoe, R. S. and Dixon, S. (2008) Ultrasonic characterization of effective elastic constants and texture in aluminium correlated with EBSD. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.975). pp. 1176-1183. doi:10.1063/1.2902566 ISSN 0094-243X.

Morrison, J., Dixon, S., Potter, M. D. G. and Davis, Claire (2008) The correspondence between elastic and plastic anisotropy in AA3104 and AA5182 sheet aluminium. AIP Conference Proceedings (No.975). pp. 1192-1198. doi:10.1063/1.2902568 ISSN 0094-243X.

2007

Fan, Yichao, Dixon, S., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Jian, X. (2007) Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head. NDT & E International, Vol.40 (No.6). pp. 471-477. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2007.01.008 ISSN 0963-8695.

Jian, Xiaoming, Dixon, S., Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Quirk, K. and Baillie, Iain (2007) Effect on ultrasonic generation of a backplate in electromagnetic acoustic transducers. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.102 (No.2). article no. 024909 . doi:10.1063/1.2756090 ISSN 0021-8979.

Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.), Rashed, A., Almond, D. P. and Dixon, S. (2007) Combined laser spot imaging thermography and ultrasonic measurements for crack detection. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, Vol.22 (No.2-3). pp. 217-227. doi:10.1080/10589750701448605 ISSN 1058-9759.

Jian, X. and Dixon, S. (2007) Enhancement of EMAT and eddy current using a ferrite back-plate. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.136 (No.1). pp. 132-136. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2006.10.028 ISSN 0924-4247.

Fletcher, M. P. and Dixon, S. (2007) Considerations for measuring acoustic birefringence in thin sheets using electromagnetic acoustic transducers. In: 33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Portland, Oregon, 30 Jul - 04 Aug 2006. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 894 pp. 1245-1249. ISBN 9780735403994. doi:10.1063/1.2718108 ISSN 0094-243X.

Rashed, A., Almond, D. P., Rees, D. A. S., Burrows, S. E. (Susan E.) and Dixon, S. (2007) Crack detection by laser spot imaging thermography. AIP Conference proceedings, Vol.894 (No.1). American Institute of Physics, pp. 500-506. ISBN 978-0-7354-0399-4

Jian, X., Dixon, S., Guo, N. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2007) Rayleigh wave interaction with surface-breaking cracks. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.101 (No.6). Article: 064906. doi:10.1063/1.2435803 ISSN 0021-8979.

Jian, Xiaoming, Baillie, Iain and Dixon, S. (2007) Steel billet inspection using laser-EMAT system. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol.40 (No.5). pp. 1501-1506. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/40/5/029 ISSN 0022-3727.

Essex, S. D., Potter, M. D. G. and Dixon, S. (2007) Ultrasonic characterization of texture in rolled aluminium correlated with electron backscatter differaction measurements. In: 33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Portland, Oregon, 30 Jul - 04 Aug 2006. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 26A and 26B, Volume 894 (Number 1). pp. 1237-1244. ISBN 9780735403994. ISSN 0094-243X.

Jian, X., Weight, J. P., Grattan, K. T. V. and Dixon, S. (2007) A model for transient ultrasonic field in solid generated by a transducer in immersion. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.133 (No.2). pp. 439-446. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2006.05.004 ISSN 0924-4247.

Baillie, Iain, Griffith, P., Jian, Xiaoming and Dixon, S. (2007) Implementing an ultrasonic inspection system to find surface and internal defects in hot, moving steel using EMATs. Insight, Vol.49 (No.2). pp. 87-92. doi:10.1784/insi.2007.49.2.87

Jian, Xiaoming, Dixon, S., Baillie, Iain, Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Morrison, J. (2007) Integrity evaluation of steel products using EMATs. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol.40 (No.2). pp. 300-304. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/40/2/002 ISSN 0022-3727.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Sophian, A., Dixon, S. and Tian, G. Y. (2007) Data fusion for combining techniques to detect and size surface and near-surface defects. In: 33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Portland, Oregon, 30 Jul - 4 Aug 2006. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 26A and 26B, Volume 89 pp. 619-626. ISBN 9780735403994. doi:10.1063/1.2718028 ISSN 0094-243X.

Palmer, Stuart B., Jian, X. and Dixon, S. (2007) Eddy current enhancement for EMATs. In: Conference on Sensor Systems and Networks - Phenomena, Technology, and Applications for NDE and Health Monitoring 2007, San Diego, California, 19-21 Mar 2007. Published in: Sensor Systems and Networks: Phenomena, Technology, and Applications for NDE and Health Monitoring 2007, Volume 6530 p. 53013. ISBN 9780819466518. doi:10.1117/12.715162 ISSN 0277-786X.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Fan, Yichao and Dixon, S. (2007) High speed detection and characterization of defects in the railhead. In: 33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Portland, Oregon, 30 Jul - 4 Aug 2006. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 26A and 26B, Volume 894 pp. 1406-1412. ISBN 9780735403994. doi:10.1063/1.2718131 ISSN 0094-243X.

Dixon, S., Lanyon, B. and Rowlands, G. (George) (2007) Thickness gauging of thin coatings using ultrasonics. In: 33rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Portland, Oregon, 30 Jul - 04 Aug 2006. Published in: Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 26A and 26B, Volume 894 pp. 1135-1139. ISBN 9780735403994. doi:10.1063/1.2718094 ISSN 0094-243X.

2006

Jian, Xiaoming, Dixon, S., Baillie, Iain, Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Morrison, J. and Fan, Yichao (2006) Shear wave generation using a spiral electromagnetic acoustic transducer. Applied Physics Letters, Vol.89 (No.24). p. 244106. doi:10.1063/1.2408644 ISSN 0003-6951.

Dixon, S. and Jian, X. (2006) Eddy current generation enhancement using ferrite for electromagnetic acoustic transduction. Applied Physics Letters, Vol.89 (No.19). p. 193503. doi:10.1063/1.2387125 ISSN 0003-6951.

Mishakin, V. V., Dixon, S. and Potter, M. D. G. (2006) The use of wide band ultrasonic signals to estimate the stress condition of materials. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 39 (21). pp. 4681-4687. doi:10.1088/0022-3727/39/21/027 ISSN 0022-3727.

Jian, X., Fan, Yichao, Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) and Dixon, S. (2006) Surface-breaking crack gauging with the use of laser-generated Rayleigh waves. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol.100 (No.6). Article: 064907. doi:10.1063/1.2353892 ISSN 0021-8979.

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Dixon, S. and Jian, Xiaoming (2006) Characterisation of defects in the railhead using ultrasonic surface waves. NDT & E International, Volume 39 (Number 6). pp. 468-475. doi:10.1016/j.ndteint.2006.01.005 ISSN 0963-8695.

Dixon, S. (2006) Editorial. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 20 (1). pp. 1-2. doi:10.1080/10589750512331343785

Jian, X., Dixon, S. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2006) Optimising ultrasonic wideband Rayleigh wave generation by pulsed electromagnetic coils. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 20 (1). pp. 43-62. doi:10.1080/10589750500033988 ISSN 1058-9759.

Jian, X., Dixon, S., Grattan, K. T. V. and Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.) (2006) A model for pulsed Rayleigh wave and optimal EMAT design. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, Vol.128 (No.2). pp. 296-304. doi:10.1016/j.sna.2006.01.048 ISSN 0924-4247.

Dixon, S., Lanyon, B. and Rowlands, G. (George) (2006) Coating thickness and elastic modulus measurement using ultrasonic bulk wave resonance. Applied Physics Letters, Vol.88 (No.14). p. 141907. doi:10.1063/1.2192144 ISSN 0003-6951.

Palmer, Stuart B., Dixon, S., Lanyon, Ben and Rowlands, G. (George) (2006) Measurement of coating thickness using ultrasonic resononance spectroscopy - art. no. 61790B. In: Conference on Advanced Sensor Technologies for Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring II, San Diego, CA, MAR 01-02, 2006. Published in: Advanced Sensor Technologies for Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring II, 6179 B1790-B1790. ISBN 0-8194-6232-2. doi:10.1117/12.654753 ISSN 0277-786X.

2005

Edwards, R. S. (Rachel S.), Jian, X., Fan, Y. and Dixon, S. (2005) Signal enhancement of the in-plane and out-of-plane Rayleigh wave components. Applied Physics Letters, Vol.87 (No.19). p. 194104. doi:10.1063/1.2128058 ISSN 0003-6951.

Potter, M. D. G. and Dixon, S. (2005) Ultrasonic texture measurement of sheet metals : an integrated system combining Lamb and shear wave techniques. Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation, 20 (4). pp. 201-210. doi:10.1080/10589750500424294 ISSN 1058-9759.

1994

Dixon, S. (1994) The analysis of aerospace adhesively bonded aluminium plates using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs). PhD thesis, University of Warwick.