time-of-flight (in acoustic microscopy) (TOF)

(1) In the reflective mode, the time it takes for the acoustic pulse to travel from a single transducer/receiver to the interface of interest and back.

(2) In the through-transmission mode, the time it takes for the acoustic pulse to travel from the sending transducer through the sample to the receiving transducer.

References

J-STD-035, 5/99

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