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  • BS EN 60500:2017

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    Underwater acoustics. Hydrophones. Properties of hydrophones in the frequency range 1 Hz to 500 kHz

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  11-08-2017

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Symbols
    5 Hydrophone characteristics
    6 Information to be supplied by the manufacturer
    Annex A (informative) - Recommendations for selecting
            hydrophones
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their
             corresponding European publications

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    Defines the relevant characteristics and properties of hydrophones in the frequency range 1 Hz to 500 kHz, and specifies how to report these characteristics.

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    This document specifies the relevant characteristics and properties of hydrophones in the frequency range 1Hz to 500kHz, and specifies how to report these characteristics. It does not cover performance requirements for specific hydrophone types, or for specific hydrophone applications. However, guidance on the choice of a hydrophone with appropriate performance for a specific application is given in an informative annex.

    This document is applicable to:

    • hydrophones employing piezoelectric sensor elements, designed to respond to sound pressure in water and measure underwater acoustical signals;

    • hydrophones with or without an integral pre-amplifier.

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    Committee EPL/87
    Development Note Supersedes 15/30299203 DC & BS 5653(1978). (08/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60565:2006 Underwater acoustics - Hydrophones - Calibration in the frequency range 0,01 Hz to 1 MHz
    ISO 266:1997 Acoustics — Preferred frequencies
    IEC 60050-801:1994 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 801: Acoustics and electroacoustics
    ISO 18405:2017 Underwater acoustics — Terminology
    ISO 80000-8:2007 Quantities and units Part 8: Acoustics
    IEC 62127-3:2007+AMD1:2013 CSV Ultrasonics - Hydrophones - Part 3: Properties of hydrophones for ultrasonic fields up to 40 MHz
    ANSI/ASA S1.20 : 2012 American National Standard Procedures for Calibration of Underwater Electroacoustic Transducers
    IEC 60866:1987 Characteristics and calibration of hydrophones for operation in the frequency range 0.5 MHz to 15 MHz
    EN ISO 266 : 1997 ACOUSTICS - PREFERRED FREQUENCIES (ISO 266:1997)
    ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
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