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Physics, Techniques and Procedures

Ring-down

a term used to describe the damping of the piezoelectric crystal in an ultrasound transducer. The ring-down (also called after-ringing) is the period of vibration of the crystal after being struck by a short voltage pulse. See also Q factor.

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