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Dissociation of furan-2-carboxylic acid by low energy electrons
PublicationElectron attachment to molecular target can lead to a variety of negative fragment ions. We experi- mentally probe the main dissociative electron attachment channels in furan-2-carboxylic acid (C3H3O2 − COOH) - a molecular target composed of two important structural units: a furan ring and a carboxylic group. In our studies we utilise nearly mono-energetic electrons at electron energies from 0 eV up to 15 eV. Our detection setup...
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Modified Manganese Phosphate Conversion Coating on Low-Carbon Steel
PublicationConversion coatings are one of the primary types of galvanic coatings used to protect steel structures against corrosion. They are created through chemical reactions between the metal surface and the environment of the phosphating. This paper investigates the impact that the addition of new metal cations to the phosphating reaction environment has on the quality of the final coating. So far, standard phosphate coatings have contained...
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Fiber optic low-coherence Fabry-Pérot interferometer with ZnO layers in transmission and reflective mode: comparative study
PublicationA construction of a low-coherence fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot interferometer using a thin ZnO layer as a reflective surfaces was proposed and examined. In the investigated setup, the ZnO layer of thickness 200 nm were deposited on the face of the standard telecommunication single-mode optical fiber (SMF-28). Measurements of interference signal were performed for the interferometer working in the transmission and reflective mode, as...
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The influence of welding heat input on the quality and properties of high strength low-alloy dissimilar steel butt joints
PublicationThe paper presents the results of non-destructive and destructive tests of dissimilar highstrength low-alloy S460ML and S460N steel butt joints. These steels are characterized by similar mechanical properties, but their carbon equivalent CeIIW values are much different. The joints were made using different values of heat input for each welding bead. They were tested by non-destructive methods: visual, penetrant, radiographic and...
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HEALTH MONITORING OF A COMPRESSION IGNITION ENGINE FED WITH DIFFERENT LOW-SULPHUR MARINE FUELS BY ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS
PublicationThis article characterises the methodology for the endoscopic testing of a laboratory diesel engine used for testing marine fuels. The ‘Shadow’ measurement method used in the XLG3 type EVEREST digital endoscope, for quantitative and qualitative identification of detected surface defects, was approximated. Representative endoscopic images of the elements limiting the working space of the research engine are demonstrated, having...
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Low-Cost Yield-Driven Design of Antenna Structures Using Response-Variability Essential Directions and Parameter Space Reduction
PublicationQuantifying the effects of fabrication tolerances and uncertainties of other types is fundamental to improve antenna design immunity to limited accuracy of manufacturing procedures and technological spread of material parameters. This is of paramount importance especially for antenna design in the industrial context. Degradation of electrical and field properties due to geometry parameter deviations often manifests itself as, e.g.,...
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Airborne Laser Scanning Point Cloud Update by Used of the Terrestrial Laser Scanning and the Low-Level Aerial Photogrammetry
PublicationLaser scanning technology is a spatial information gathering technique which is commonly used all over the world. Systems where the red-light beam are used, are divided into: terrestrial, mobile and airborne scanning systems. The main differences between those are the accuracy, the data acquisition solution (f. e. in ALS and MLS besides of the laser scanner, the inertial navigation system is required) and the covered area in one...
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QUASI-DISTRIBUTED NETWORK OF LOW-COHERENCE FIBER-OPTIC FABRY-PÉROT SENSORS WITH CAVITY LENGTH-BASED ADDRESSING
PublicationDistributed measurement often relies on sensor networks. In this paper, we present the construction of low coherent fiber-optic Fabry-Pérot sensors connected into a quasi-distributed network. We discuss the mechanism of spectrum modulation in this type of sensor and the constraints of assembly of such sensors in the network. Particular attention was paid to separate the signals from individual sensors, which can be achieved by...
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Leveraging food waste for electricity: A low-carbon approach in energy sector for mitigating climate change and achieving net zero emission in Hong Kong (China)
PublicationIn recent years, food waste has been a global concern that contributes to climate change. To deal with the rising impacts of climate change, in Hong Kong, food waste is converted into electricity in the framework of low-carbon approach. This work provides an overview of the conversion of food waste into electricity to achieve carbon neutrality. The production of methane and electricity from waste-to-energy (WTE) conversion are...
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Highly crystalline colloidal nickel oxide hole transport layer for low-temperature processable perovskite solar cell
PublicationHighly crystalline NiOX usually requires high annealing temperature (>300 °C) which is incompatible with flexible substrate and might consume high amount of energy. Herein, we demonstrate a facile emulsion process to synthesize highly crystalline, low temperature deposition (<150 °C) and solution processable NiOx nanoparticles (NPs) as a hole transport layer for the perovskite solar cells (PVSCs)....
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Hydroperoxyl radical and formic acid formation from common DNA stabilizers upon low energy electron attachment
Publication2-Amino-2-(hydroxymethyl)-1,3-propanediol (TRIS) and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) are key components of biological buffers and are frequently used as DNA stabilizers in irradiation studies. Such surface or liquid phase studies are done with the aim to understand the fundamental mechanisms of DNA radiation damage and to improve cancer radiotherapy. When ionizing radiation is used, abundant secondary electrons are formed...
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Low temperature deposition of dense MnCo 2 O 4 protective coatings for steel interconnects of solid oxide cells
PublicationIn this work manganese cobalt spinel (MnCo2O4) coatings were deposited on steel substrates by spray pyrolysis at 390 °C. This is at much lower temperatures than previously reported (typically in excess of 900 °C). It was possible to produce coatings with well controlled thickness (2-5-10 μm). The as-deposited coatings were evaluated for their microstructural changes and electrical conductivity up to 800 °C. Results confirm the...
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On deterministic procedures for low-cost multi-objective design optimization of miniaturized impedance matching transformers
PublicationPurpose This paper aims to investigate deterministic strategies for low-cost multi-objective design optimization of compact microwave structures, specifically, impedance matching transformers. The considered methods involve surrogate modeling techniques and variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) simulations. In contrary to majority of conventional approaches, they do not rely on population-based metaheuristics, which permit lowering...
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Theoretical analysis and experimental tests of tilting pad journal bearings with shoes made of polymer material and low-boiling liquid lubrication
PublicationSelecting the appropriate bearing system for the rotor requires a good knowledge of the available solutions and the operating conditions of the machine. For newly designed machinery operating in adverse conditions, selecting bearings that ensure correct and long-lasting operation can be extremely challenging. Difficulties in- crease when the machine’s operating parameters are beyond the technical capabilities of available technical solutions....
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Effect of Chitosan Solution on Low-Cohesive Soil’s Shear Modulus G Determined through Resonant Column and Torsional Shearing Tests
PublicationIn this study the effect of using a biopolymer soil stabilizer on soil stiffness characteristics was investigated. Chitosan is a bio-waste material that is obtained by chemical treatment of chitin (a chemical component of fungi or crustaceans’ shells). Using chitosan solution as a soil stabilizer is based on the assumption that the biopolymer forms temporary bonds with soil particles. What is important is that these bonds are biodegradable,...
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Low-cost multiband compact branch-line coupler design using response features and automated EM model fidelity adjustment
PublicationDesign closure of compact microwave components is a challenging problem because of significant electromagnetic (EM) cross-couplings in densely arranged layouts. A separate issue is a large number of designable parameters resulting from replacement of conventional transmission line sections by compact microstrip resonant cells. This increases complexity of the design optimization problem and requires employment of expensive high-fidelity...
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Low-Cost and Highly-Accurate Behavioral Modeling of Antenna Structures by Means of Knowledge-Based Domain-Constrained Deep Learning Surrogates
PublicationThe awareness and practical benefits of behavioral modeling methods have been steadily growing in the antenna engineering community over the last decade or so. Undoubtedly, the most important advantage thereof is a possibility of a dramatic reduction of computational expenses associated with computer-aided design procedures, especially those relying on full-wave electromagnetic (EM) simulations. In particular, the employment of...
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Low energy inelastic electron scattering from carbon monoxide: I. excitation of the a3Π, a’3Σ+ and AΠ1 electronic states.
PublicationDifferential scattering cross sections for electron excitation of the three lowest excited electron states of carbon monoxide are obtained experimentally using low-energy electron energy-loss spectroscopy and theoretically using the R-matrix method. The incident electron energies range from near-threshold of 6.3 eV to 20 eV. Experimental scattering angles range from 20◦ to 120◦. The normalization of the experimental cross sections...
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Behawioralne modelowanie i symulacja tranzystorów IGBT w układach energoelektronicznych = Behavioural modeling and simulation of IGBT transistors in power electronics systems
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono rezultaty prac nad modelem tranzystora bipolarnego z izolowaną bramką (IGBT), przydatnym w symulacjach układów energoelektronicznych wymagających odwzorowania zarówno stanów ustalonych jak i dynamicznych przy przełączaniu. Rozważono behawioralny model IGBT o reprezentacji za pomocą równań stanu przy wykorzystaniu katalogowych charakterystyk statycznych oraz nieliniowych aproksymacji pojemności pasożytniczych....
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Multi-fidelity EM simulations and constrained surrogate modelling for low-cost multi-objective design optimisation of antennas
PublicationIn this study, a technique for low-cost multi-objective design optimisation of antenna structures has been proposed. The proposed approach is an enhancement of a recently reported surrogate-assisted technique exploiting variable-fidelity electromagnetic (EM) simulations and auxiliary kriging interpolation surrogate, the latter utilised to produce the initial approximation of the Pareto set. A bottleneck of the procedure for higher-dimensional...
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Low energy inelastic electron scattering from carbon monoxide: II. Excitation of the b3Σ+, j3Σ+, B1Σ+, C1Σ+ and E1Π Rydberg electronic states
PublicationIn this second part of a two part paper (first part: Zawadzki et al (2020 J. Phys. B: At. Mol. Opt. Phys. 53 165201)) we present differential scattering cross sections for excitation of several Rydberg electronic states of carbon monoxide by electron impact. The first part concerned the low-lying valence states of CO. In the present study cross sections are obtained experimentally using low-energy electron energy-loss spectroscopy...
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Combined cold supply system for ship application based on low GWP refrigerants - Thermo-economic and ecological analyses
PublicationThe withdrawal of popular high-GWP refrigerants will significantly affect maritime industry. Refrigeration and air conditioning systems currently used on ships are not ready to fulfil future limitations. Therefore, there is a need for system, which will operate with low-GWP refrigerants and at the same time will be efficient and reliable in difficult environmental conditions. This paper explains the concept of a cold supply system,...
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The low energy house using an air solar collector - a case study
PublicationCelem tego artykułu jest przedstawienie możliwości ogrzewania i chłodzenia domu jednorodzinnego przy wykorzystaniu słonecznych kolektorów powietrznych. W analizie uwzględniono dom energooszczędny, którego wskaźnik sezonowego zapotrzebowania na ciepło wynosi 40kWh/m2/a. Do obliczeń przyjęto kolektory powietrzne dostępne na rynku o powierzchni 60m2 i wydajności wynoszącej 70%. W analizowanym budynku występuje prawie pełne pokrycie...
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A virtual instrument for the adaptive analysis of low-frequency magnetic-field emissions
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Shaping coherence function of sources used in low-coherent measurement techniques
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Low energy differential elastic electron scattering from acetonitrile (CH3CN)
PublicationMeasurements of elastic differential cross sections for electron scattering from acetonitrile (CH3CN) have been performed utilizing a crossed electron-molecular beam experiment and with the relative flow method, for the incident electron energy range of 0.7 eV–30 eV and the scattering angle range of 10◦–130◦. These differential cross sections have been used to calculate the elastic integral and momentum- transfer cross sections,...
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Earthing effective length for low and high amplitudes of lightning impulse currents
PublicationUziemienia w systemie elektroenergetycznym mogą być bardzo rozległe, zwłaszcza ze względu powszechne stosowanie połączeń ekwipotencjalizacyjnych. Ocena tak rozległych systemów z punktu widzenia ich przydatności do celów ochrony odgromowej jest dość trudna, ponieważ tylko część takiego rozległego systemu bierze udział w rozpraszaniu prądu piorunowego w gruncie. Ta część uziomu jest nazywana jego długością efektywną. W pracy zamieszczono...
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Experimental determination of H2 mass stopping powers for low-energy electrons
PublicationWe present experimental mass stopping powers of electrons in gaseous H2 obtained with an electron time- of-flight spectrometer, for the incident electron energy range of 11 to 25 eV. In our procedure, the average energy loss is derived from conversion of the measured electron time-of-flight spectra into equivalent electron energy-loss spectra. Our present results are compared with the only available experimental measurement and...
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Low temperature broad band dielectric spectroscopy of multiferroic Bi6Fe2Ti3O18 ceramics
PublicationIn the present research the tool of broadband dielectric spectroscopy was utilized to characterize dielectric behavior of Bi6Fe2Ti3O18 (BFTO) Aurivillius-type multiferroic ceramics. Dielectric response of BFTO ceramics was studied in the frequency domain (Δν=0.1Hz – 10MHz) within the temperature range ΔT=-100°C – 200°C. The Kramers-Kronig data validation test was employed to validate the impedance data measurements and it was found...
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Typology of low developed non-metropolitan sub-regions in the European Union
PublicationThis paper shows a typology of 319 NUTS-3 sub-regions in the European Union. The selected sub-regions are non-metropolitan sub-regions, whose gross domestic product per capita in 2011 was below 75% of the EU average. The objective of this typology was to recognize diversity in the examined sub-regions as a starting point for the selection of areas for future comparative research. The typology takes into account 24 variables related...
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Novel catalysts for low temperature synthesis of single wall carbon nanotubes
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Metal Oxides and Low Temperature SWCNT Synthesis via Laser Evaporation
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Regulation of replication of λ phage and λ plasmid DNAs at low temperature
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Chiral crystals from porphyrinoids possessing a very low racemization barrier
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Effects of Base π-Stacking on Damage to DNA by Low-Energy Electrons
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Measurement of noise parameter set in the low frequency range: requirements and instrumentation.
PublicationOpisano dwa podstawowe szumowe modele metrologiczne czwórnika: ze źródłami szumów odniesionymi do wejścia i ze zwarciowymi prądami szumów. Parametry szumowe opisujące modele zawierające korelację pomiędzy prądami i/lub napięciami są mierzone przy zastosowaniu metod bezpośrednich i pośrednich. Przedstawiono kilka technik redukcji szumów własnych systemu pomiarowego. Szerzej zaprezentowano dwukanałowy system do pomiaru szumów z komputerowym...
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Low frequency noise and DLTS as silicon solar cell characterization tools
PublicationPraca zawiera wyniki pomiarów DLTS próbek o powierzchni 1 mm2 krzemowych baterii słonecznych wykazujących znaczne niejednorodności wykryte za pomocą metody LBIV (Light Beam Induced Voltage). Wyniki pomiarów charakterystyk stałoprądowych oraz szumowych tych próbek zostały także przedstawione.
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Hydrogen-enhanced stress corrosion cracking in low alloy steels in seawater
PublicationBadano podatność stali niskostopowych w wodzie morskiej w warunkach polaryzacji katodowej. Stwierdzono spadek czasu do zniszczenia, energii zniszczenia i przewężenia ze wzrostem potencjału katodowego. Wykazano znaczącą korelację między stopniem degradacji wodorowej a stężeniem wodoru dyfuzyjnego.
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Sensitivity performance of all pole canonical low pass GmC filters.
PublicationW pracy badano własności częstotliwościowe kanonicznych filtrów dolnoprzepustowych GmC bez zer transmisyjnych. Przedstawiono ogólną strukturę kanonicznego filtru dolnoprzepustowego i jej opis macierzowy. Wyprowadzono ogólne wzory określające funkcje wrażliwościowe filtru. Dokonano porównania struktur do 10-go rzędu włącznie dla aproksymacji Butterwortha, Czebyshewa i Bessela.
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Low order autoregressive (AR) models for FDTD analysis of microwave filters.
PublicationArtykuł opisuje zastosowanie modeli AR w celu poprawy efektywności analizy struktur filtrujących metodą różnic skończonych w dziedzinie czasu (FD-TD). Opisanych jest szereg kryteriów pozwalających na automatyczne tworzenie modeli AR sygnałów czasowych, w tym wybór fragmentu odpowiedzi układu stanowiący podstawę ekstrakcji współczynników modelu, współczynnika decymacji oraz rzędu modelu. Skuteczność wprowadzonych kryteriów...
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Optimal Design of Transmitarray Antennas via Low-Cost Surrogate Modelling
PublicationOver the recent years, reflectarrays and transmitarrays have been drawing a considerable attention due to their attractive features, including a possibility of realizing high gain and pencil-like radiation patterns without the employment of complex feeding networks. Among the two, transmitarrays seem to be superior over reflectarrays in terms of achieving high radiation efficiency without the feed blockage. Notwithstanding, the...
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High temperature corrosion of evaporator tubes in low-emission steam boilers
PublicationW artykule opisano zjawisko korozji wysokotemperaturowej rur ekranowych kotłów parowych niskoemisyjnych. Przeprowadzono badania rur po eksploatacji. Wykonano badania składu chemicznego zgorzelin. Stwierdzono, że główną przyczyną pocienienia rur na wyższych poziomach jest korozja siarkowa, natomiast na poziomach niższych oddziaływanie stopionych soli.
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Shaping coherence function of sources used in low-coherent measurement techniques
PublicationW niskokoherencyjnych technikach pomiarowych kształt funkcji koherencji wykorzystywanego źródła ma bezpośredni wpływ na parametry metrologiczne układu pomiarowego. Z tego względu, w wielu aplikacjach niezbędne jest użycie metod pozwalających na zmianę kształtu tej funkcji. W artykule przeanalizowano możliwości kształtowania funkcji koherencji, a przedstawione analizy teoretyczne i wyniki symulacji komputerowych wskazują, że kształtowanie...
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A low-band gap, nitrogen-modified titania visible-light photocatalyst
PublicationFotokatalizatory tlenku tytanu(IV) zmodyfikowanego azotem zostały zsyntetyzowane poprzez ogrzewanie wodorotlenku tytanu i mocznika w temperaturze 400ºC. Otrzymane fotokatalizatory charakteryzują się silną absorpcją w zakresie promieniowania widzialnego (400-500 nm) odznaczając się niskimi wartościami energii pasma wzbronionego (2,20 i 2,46 eV). Aktywność fotokatalityczną w świetle widzialnym potwierdzono przeprowadzając reakcję...
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Low-dimensional bound entanglement with one-way distillable cryptographic key
PublicationIn this paper, we provide a class of bound entangled states that have positive distillable secure key rate. The smallest state of this kind is 4 circle times 4, which shows that peculiar security contained in bound entangled states does not need high-dimensional systems. We show that for these states a positive key rate can be obtained by one-way Devetak-Winter (DW) protocol. Subsequently, the volume of bound entangled key-distillable...
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A Surrounding World Knowledge Acquiring by Using a Low-cost Ultrasound Sensors
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Low-threshold lasing eigenmodes of an infinite periodic chain of quantum wires
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Low-Level Aerial Photogrammetry as a Source of Supplementary Data for ALS Measurements
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Reactions in nanofilms of trifluoroacetic acid (CF3COOH) driven by low energy electrons
PublicationBadano modyfikacje chemiczne indukowane przez niskoenergetyczne elektrony (0-20eV) w cienkich warstwach skondensowanych molekuł CF3COOH. Do badań zastosowano dwie metody: desorpcję jonów w wyniku bombardowania elektronami (ESD - Electron Stimulated Desorption) oraz termiczną desorpcję jonów (TDS - Thermal Desorption Spectroscopy).
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Low velocity impact damage in glass/polyester composite sandwich panels
PublicationZbadano odporność udarową konstrukcji przekładkowych z laminatu poliestrowo szklanego pod kątem adhezji z rdzeniem (pianki PVC) przy polaczeniu dwoma rodzajami kleju lub łączanymi na ''mokro'' przy pomocy żywicy w trakcie utwardzania laminatu. Do oceny obszaru zniszczeń udarowych zastosowano metodę ultradźwiękową, która umożliwia wykrycie pola delaminacji nakładających się na siebie w poszczególnych warstwach .Obszary zniszczeń...