Abstract:
Eigenmodes of volume piezoelectric resonators used in resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) are considered. A novel method for the identification of these modes is proposed, which is based on the measurement of a temperature shift of the resonance frequency. A good coincidence of the measured and calculated eigenmode spectra is demonstrated for a quartz crystal. In comparison to the other methods of identification, the proposed approach is simple to implement and provides reliable results in solving RUS problems.