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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the capability of detecting defects existing near a surface of an industrial component when executing a phased array ultrasonic inspection for the component. SOLUTION: An ultrasonic inspection method includes exciting a first set of transducers (12) in an array (14) to introduce ultrasonic energy into the component (20), generating a number of echo signals using a second set of transducers (16) in the array as receive elements, and processing the echo signals. The fist and second sets of transducers are exclusive of one another and are interleaved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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