Publications

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1.0 Scientific journal papers (all refereed)

A1. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, The analysis of adhesive bonds using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, Ultrasonics, 32, pp 425-430, 1994

A2. Dixon S, Edwards C, Reed J and Palmer S B, The use of EMATs to measure the wall thickness of hot galvanizing ketttles, Insight, 1995, pp368-370

A3. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, Experiment to monitor adhesive cure using electromagnetic acoustic transducers., Insight, 37, pp 969-973, 1995

A4. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer S B and Schindel D W, Ultrasound generation in single crystal silicon using a pulsed Nd:YAG laser, J. Phys. D, pp1345-1348, 1996

A5. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, Generation of Ultrasound by an expanding plasma, J. Phys. D, pp3039-3044, 1996

A6. Lim C M, Dixon S et al, The detection of magnetic phase transitions in single crystals of Er and Er-Tm using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, J. Phys. D, 31, pp 1362-1367, 1998

A7. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, Rayleigh wave dispersion on extruded aluminium, Insight, 40, pp632-634, 1998

A8. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, A novel laser-EMAT system for ultrasonic weld inspection, Ultrasonics, 37, pp273-281, 1998

A9. Edwards C, Dixon S and Palmer S B, Improvements to dry coupled ultrasound for thickness and weld measurements, Insight ,pp704-706, 1999

A10. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer S, High-temperature thickness gauging using a highly deformable dry couplant material, Insight, 42, pp734-736, 2000

A11. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB, et al. Considerations for the ultrasonic inspection of metal-adhesive bonds using EMATs, J. Nondestr. Eval., 19, pp95-103, 2000

A12. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB, A technique for accurate shear wave velocity measurements of thin epoxy resin samples using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), Meas. Sci. Technol, 12, no.5, pp 615-621, 2001

A13. Dixon S et al., Ultrasonic generation using a plasma igniter, J. Phys. D, 34,, pp1075-1082, 2001

A14. Edwards C, Stratoudaki T, Dixon S and Palmer SB, Laser generated ultrasound: efficiency and damage thresholds in carbon fibre reinforced composites, IEE P-Sci. Meas. Tech. 148, pp139-142, 2001

A15. Lim CM, Edwards C, Dixon S, Palmer SB, Ultrasound studies of single crystal thulium in an applied magnetic field, J. Magn. Magn. Mater., 234 , pp387-394, 2001

A16. Dixon S et al, High accuracy non-contact ultrasonic thickness gauging of aluminium sheet using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs), Ultrasonics, 39, pp445-453, 2001

A17. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer SB, Texture measurements of metal sheets using wideband Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs), J. Phys D, 35, pp816-824, 2002

A18. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer SB, Recent developments using ElectroMagnetic Acoustic Transducers, Insight, 44, pp274-278, 2002

A19. Dixon S, Jaques D and Palmer SB, The development of shear and compression elastic moduli in curing epoxy adhesives measured using non-contact ultrasonic transducers, accepted for publication in J. Phys.D. 36, pp753-759, 2003

A20. Palmer SB, Dixon S, Industrially viable non- contact ultrasound (Roy Sharpe Prize Paper), Insight 45, pp211-217, 2003

A21. Stratoudaki T, Edwards C, Dixon S and Palmer SB, The effect of laser wavelength on the efficiency of laser generated ultrasound for carbon fiber, Insight 45, pp186-189, 2003 {25%}

A22. Brotherhood CJ, Drinkwater BW, and Dixon S, The detectability of kissing bonds in adhesive joints using ultrasonic techniques, Ultrasonics 41, pp521-529, 2003 {30%}

A23. Duddridge A, Holland D, Dixon SM, et al., Boron and silicon speciation in waste simulant doped borosilicate glasses using multinuclear MAS-NMR, Glass Technol 44, pp85-89, 2003

A24. Dixon S and Palmer SB, Wideband low frequency generation of Rayleigh and Lamb waves using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, Ultrasonics 42, pp1129-1136, 2004

A25. Duddridge A, Holland D, Dixon S and Scales CR, Ultrasonic determination of the elastic properties of alkali borosilicate glasses with trivalent oxide additives, Phys Chem Glasses 44, pp383-387, 2003

A26. Dixon S, Jaques D, Palmer SB and Rowlands G, The measurement of shear and compresion elastic moduli in curing epoxy adhesives using ultrasonic reflection and transmission techniques simultaneously, Meas. Sci. Technol. 15, pp939-947, 2004

A27. Potter MDG, Dixon S and Davis C, Development of an automated non-contact ultrasonic texture measurement system for sheet metal, Meas. Sci. Technol. 15, pp1303-1308, 2004

A28. Edwards RS, Dixon S and Jian X, Enhancement of the Rayleigh wave signal at surface defects, J Phys D, 37, pp2291-2297, 2004

A29. Dixon S, Edwards RS and Jian,X, Inspection of the railtrack head surfaces using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, Insight, 46, pp326-330, 2004

A30. Jian X, Dixon S and Edwards RS, Optimising Ultrasonic Wideband Rayleigh Wave Generation by Pulsed Electromagnetic Coils, Nondestr Test and Eval, pp42-62, 2005

A31. Duddridge A, Holland D, Dixon SM, et al. ,Laser generated ultrasound determination of the glass transition temperature of alkali borosilicate glasses, Phys Chem Glasses, 45, pp163-165, 2004

A32. Potter MGD and Dixon S, Apparent texture symmetry deviations in aluminium sheet, IEEE Trans UFFC 52, pp1791-1796, 2005A33. Jian X, Dixon S, Edwards RS, Modelling ultrasonic generation for Lorentz force EMATs, Insight, 46, pp671-673, 2004

A34. Potter MDG and Dixon S, Ultrasonic texture measurement of sheet metals: an integrated system combining Lamb and shear wave techniques, Nondestr Test and Eval 20, pp201-210, 2005

A35. Sophian, Edwards RS, Tian GY and Dixon S, Dual-probe using pulsed eddy currents and electromagnetic acoustic transducers for NDT inspection, Insight, 47, pp341-345, 2005 - 2006 Grimwade medal

A36. Edwards RS, Sophian A, Dixon S et al, Dual EMAT and PEC non-contact probe: applications to defect testing NDT&E Int., 39, pp45-52, 2006

A37. Edwards RS, Dixon S, Jian X, Depth gauging of defects using low frequency wideband Rayleigh waves , Ultrasonics 44, pp93-98, 200

A38. Edwards, RS, S. Dixon S and Jian X, Characterisation of defects in the railhead using ultrasonic surface waves, NDT&E Int. 39, pp468-475, 2006

A39. Dixon S and Lanyon B, Phase change measurement of ultrasonic shear waves on reflection from a curing epoxy system, J. Phys. D. 38, pp 4115-4125, 2005

A40. Edwards R.S. Jian X Fan Y and Dixon S, Signal enhancement of the in-plane and out-of-plane Rayleigh wave components, Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, Art:194104, 2005

A41. Dixon S, Potter MDG, Lanyon B Characterisation of thickness and crystallographic texture of sheet using non-contact ultrasonic measurements, Ironmaking and Steelmaking, pp385-390, 2005

A42. Dixon S, Edwards RS and Jian X, Detection and depth gauging of transverse cracks in the rail head , Ironmaking and Steelmaking, pp. 376-378, 2005

A43. Morrison JP, Dixon S, Potter M.D.G., and Jian X, Llift-off compensation for improved accuracy in ultrasonic lamb wave velocity measurements using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), Ultrasonics, , 44, pp1401-1404, 2006

A44. Jian X, Dixon S, Coupling mechanism of an EMAT, Ultrasonics, , 44, pp653-656, 2006

A45. Jian X, Dixon S, Pulsed Rayleigh wave scattered at a surface crack, Ultrasonics, , 44, pp1131-1134, 2006

A46. Potter MDG , Dixon S, Morrison JP, Suliamann AS, Development of an advanced multimode automatic ultrasonic texture measurement system for laboratory and production line application accepted for publication in Ultrasonics, 44, pp813-817, 2006

A47. Dixon S, Lanyon B, Rowlands G, Ultrasonic resonance in thin two-layer dynamic systems , J. Phys. D. 39, pp 506-514, 2006

A48. Dixon S, Lanyon B, Rowlands G, Coating thickness and elastic modulus measurement using ultrasonic bulk wave resonance, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, Art. 141907, 2006

A49. Jian X, Dixon S, Grattan KTV, et al., A model for pulsed Rayleigh wave and optimal EMAT design, Sensors and Actuators A-Physical, 128, pp296-304, 2006

A50. Jian X, Dixon S, Edwards RS and Fan Y., Coupling mechanism of electromagnetic acoustical transducers for ultrasonic generation, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119, pp2693-2701, 2006

A51. Jian X, Guo N, Dixon S and Grattan KTV, Ultrasonic weak bond evaluation in IC packaging, Meas. Sci. Technol., 17, pp2637-2642 2006 {25%}

A52. Jian X, Fan Y, Edwards RS, and Dixon S, Surface-breaking crack gauging with the use of laser-generated Rayleigh waves, J. Appl. Phys. 100, Art. 064907, 2006

A53. Dixon S and Jian X, Eddy current generation enhancement using ferrite for electromagnetic acoustic transduction, Appl. Phys. Lett., 89, Art 193503, 2006

A54. Mishakin VV, Dixon S and Potter MGD, The use of wide band ultrasonic signals to estimate the stress condition of materials, J. Phys. D, 39, pp4681-4687, 2006

A55. Jian X, Dixon S, Baillie I, et al. Integrity evaluation of steel products using EMATs, J. Phys. D, 40, pp300-304, 2007

A56. Jian X, Dixon S, Baillie I, et al., Shear wave generation using a spiral electromagnetic acoustic transducer, Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, Art. 244106, 2006

A57. Fan Y, Dixon S et al, Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head NDT&E Int, 40, pp 471-477, 2007

A58. Jian X and Dixon S, Enhancement of EMAT and eddy current using a ferrite back-plate, Sensors and Actuators A, 136, pp132-136, 2007

A59. Jian X, Weight JP, Grattan KTV and Dixon S, A model for transient ultrasonic field in solid generated by a transducer in immersion, Sensors and Actuators A, 133, pp439-44, 2007

A60. Jian X, Dixon S and Baillie I, Steel billet inspection using laser-EMAT system, J. Phys. D, 40, pp1501-1506, 2007

A61. Jian X, Dixon S, Guo N, et al., Rayleigh wave interaction with surface-breaking cracks, J. Appl. Phys. 101, Art. No. 064906, 2007

A62. Baillie I, Griffith P, Jian X, and Dixon S, Implementing an ultrasonic inspection system to find surface and internal defects in hot, moving steel using EMATs, Insight, 49, pp87-92, 2007

A63. Burrows SE, Rashed A,. Almond DP and Dixon S, Combined laser spot imaging thermography and ultrasonic measurements for crack detection, Nondestr Test and Eval, 22, pp217-227, 2007

A64. Jian X, Dixon S, Edwards R, et al., Effect on ultrasonic generation of a backplate in electromagnetic acoustic transducers J. Appl. Phys. 102, Art. No. 024909, 2007

A65. Dixon S, Cann B, Carroll DL, Fan Y and Edwards RS, Non-linear enhancement of laser generated ultrasonic Rayleigh waves by cracks, Nondestr Test and Eval 23, pp25-34 2008

A66. Davis CL, Strangwood M, Potter M, Dixon S and Morris PF, Prediction of elastic modulus plus anisotropy using X-ray and electron backscattered diffraction texture quantification and ultrasonic (Electromagnetic acoustic transducer) measurements in aluminum sheets, Metal.l and Mat. Trans. A-Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 39A, pp679-687, 2008

A67. Edwards RS, Sophian A, Dixon S et al, Data fusion for defect characterisation using a dual probe system, Sensors and Actuators A, 144, pp222-228, 2008

A68. Edwards RS , Holmes C, Fan Y , Papaelias M, Dixon S et al, Ultrasonic detection of surface-breaking railhead defects, Insight, 50, pp369-373, 2008

A69. Jian X, Dixon S, Quirk K and Grattan KTV, Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for in- and out-of plane ultrasonic wave detection, Sensors and Actuators A, , 148, pp51-56, 2008

A70. Dixon S, Fletcher M and Rowlands G, The accuracy of acoustic birefringence shear wave measurements in sheet metal, submitted to J. Appl. Phys., 104, Art No. 114901, 2008

A71. Davis CL, Mukhopadhyay P, Strangwood M, Potter M, Dixon S and Morris PF, Comparison between elastic modulus and ultrasonic velocity anisotropy with respect to rolling direction in steels, Ironmaking and Steelmaking, 35, pp.376-378, 2008

A72. Hernandez-Valle, F; Dixon S, Initial tests for designing a high temperature EMAT with pulsed electromagnet, NDT & E Int. 43, pp 171-175, 2010

A73. Dixon S, Burrows SE and Fan Y, Detection of cracks in metal sheets using pulsed laser generated ultrasound and EMAT detection, Ultrasonics 51, pp7-16, 2011

A74. Dixon S, Harrison T and Petcher PA, Phase changes of ultrasonic bulk waves through focusing measured using a non-contact ultrasonic method, Appl. Phys. Lett. 97, Art. No. 054101, 2010

A75. Petcher P and Dixon S, A modified Hough transform for removal of direct and reflected surface waves from B-scans, NDT&E Int. 44, pp139-144, 2011

A76. Vives E, Burrows S, Edwards RS, Dixon S et al, Temperature contour maps at the strain-induced martensitic transition of a Cu–Zn–Al shape-memory single crystal, Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, Art no.011902, 2011

A77. Essex and Dixon (2 split / 1 long paper submitted to J Appl Phys on correlating EBSD & ultrasound)

A78. Hernandez-Valle, F; Dixon S, Pulsed electromagnet EMAT for ultrasonic measurements at elevated temperatures, Insight 53, pp96, 2011

A79. Petcher P and Dixon S Non-contact position tracking using phase correlation of sample images for NDT applications, Insight 53, 2011

A80. Almond DP, Weekes B,Li T, Pickering SG, Kostson E,Wilson J,Tian GY, Dixon, S and Burrows S, Thermographic techniques for the detection of cracks in metallic components, Insight 53, 2011

A81. Burrows SE, Dutton, B and Dixon S., Laser generation of Lamb waves for defect detection: experimental methods and finite element modelling , IEEE TUFFC 59, pp82-89, 2012

A82. Dixon S, Harrison T., Fan Y and Petcher PA, “Thermoelastic laser generated ultrasound using a ring source”, J.Phys.D 45, Art. No. 175103, 2012

A83 Petcher PA and Dixon S, Parabola detection using matched filtering for ultrasound B-scans, Ultrasonics 52, pp138-144,2012

A84. Burrows SE, McAughey KL, Edwards RS and Dixon S, Sol–gel prepared bismuth titanate for high temperature ultrasound transducers, RSC Advances 2, pp3678-3683, 2012

A85. Baro J, Dixon S, Edwards RS et al, Simultaneous detection of acoustic emission and Barkhausen noise during the martensitic transition of a Ni-Mn-Ga magnetic shape-memory alloy., Phys. Rev. B 88, Art. no. 174108, 2013

A86. Dixon S et al, Ultrasonic metal sheet thickness measurement without prior wave speed calibration, J. Phys.D-Applied Physics 46, Art. no. 445502, 2013

A87. Kang L, Dixon S, Wang K et al., Enhancement of signal amplitude of surface wave EMATs based on 3-D simulation analysis and orthogonal test method, NDT & E Int. 59, pp11-17, 2013

A88. Dixon S et al, The wave-field from an array of periodic emitters driven simultaneously by a broadband pulse, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 133, pp3692-3699, 2013

A89. Hill S and Dixon S, Frequency dependent directivity of periodic permanent magnet electromagnetic acoustic transducers, , NDT & E Int. 62, pp137-143, 2014

A90. Petcher PA, Burrows SE and Dixon S, Shear horizontal (SH) ultrasound wave propagation around smooth corners , Ultrasonics 54, pp997-1004, 2014

A91. Petcher PA, Potter MDG and Dixon S, A new electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) design for operation on rail, NDT & E Int. 65, pp1-7, 2014

A92. Hughes R, Fan Y and Dixon S, Near electrical resonance signal enhancement (NERSE) in eddy-current crack detection, NDT & E Int. 66, pp82-89, 2014

A93. Hill S and Dixon S, Localisation of defects with time and frequency measurements using pulsed arrays, NDT & E Int. 67, pp24-30, 2014

A94. Burrows SE, Fan Y and Dixon S, High temperature thickness measurements of stainless steel and
low carbon steel using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, NDT&E Int. 68, pp73–77, 2014

A95. Laws M, Ramadas SN, Lynnworth L and Dixon S, Parallel Strip Waveguide for Ultrasonic Flow Measurement in Harsh Environments, IEEE TUFFC 62, pp697-708, 2015

A96. Kang, L, Fan Y, Chen L, Ramadas SN. and Dixon S, Low-power EMAT measurements for wall thickness monitoring, Insight 57, pp319-323, 2015

A97. Trushkevych O, Eriksson TJR, Ramadas SN, Dixon S and Edwards RS, Ultrasound sensing using the acousto-optic effect in polymer dispersed liquid crystals, Appl. Phys. Lett. 107, Art. No. 054102, 2015

A98. Petcher, PA and Dixon S, Weld defect detection using PPM EMAT generated shear horizontal ultrasound, NDT&E Int. 74, pp58-65, 2015

A99. Eriksson TJR, Ramadas SN and Dixon S, Experimental and simulation characterisation of flexural vibration modes in unimorph ultrasound transducers, Ultrasonics 65, pp242-248, 2016

A100. Li Z and Dixon S, A Closed-Loop Operation to Improve GMR Sensor Accuracy, IEEE Sensors 16, pp6003-6007, 2016

A101. Eriksson TJR, Laws M, Kang, L, Fan Y, Ramadas SN & Dixon S., Experimental Evaluation of Three Designs of Electrodynamic Flexural Transducers, Sensors 16 ,Article No 1363, 2016

A102. Hughes F, Day R, Tung N and Dixon S, High-frequency eddy current measurements using sensor-mounted electronics, Insight 58, pp596-600, 2016

A103. Petcher PA and Dixon S,Mode mixing in shear horizontal ultrasonic guided waves, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation 32, pp 113-132, 2017

A104. Clough M, Fleming M and Dixon S, Circumferential guided wave EMAT system for pipeline screening using shear horizontal ultrasound, NDT&E Int. 86, pp20-27, 2017

A105. Kang L, Zhang C, Dixon S et al., Enhancement of ultrasonic signal using a new design of Rayleigh-wave electromagnetic acoustic transducer, NDT&E Int. 86, pp 36-43, 2017

A106. Lunn N, Potter MGD and Dixon S, High temperature EMAT design for scanning or fixed point operation on magnetite coated steel, NDT&E Int. 89, pp74-80, 2017

A107. He J, Dixon S et al, A new electromagnetic acoustic transducer design for generating and receiving S0 Lamb wave in ferromagnetic steel plate, Sensors 17, Art. No.1023, 2017

A108. Dixon S, Kang L, Ginestier M, Wells C, Rowlands G, and Feeney A, The electro-mechanical behaviour of flexural ultrasonic transducers, Appl. Phys Lett., DOI: 10.1063/1.4984239, 2017

A109. Li Z, Dixon S et al, Experimental Studies of the Magneto-Mechanical Memory (MMM) Technique Using Permanently Installed Magnetic Sensor Arrays, NDT&E Int. 92, pp 136-148, 2017

A110. Li, Z, Jarvis R, Nagy PB, Cawley P and Dixon S, Experimental and simulation methods to study the Magnetic Tomography Method (MTM) for pipe defect detection, NDT&E Int. 92, pp 59-66, 2017

A111. Feeney A, Kang L, Rowlands G and Dixon S, The Dynamic Performance of Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers, Sensors 18, Art. No. 270, 2018

A112. Ren W, He J, Dixon S et al., Enhancement of EMAT's efficiency by using silicon steel laminations back-plate, Sensors and Actuators A-Physical 274, pp189-198, 2018

A113. Feeney A, Kang L and Dixon S,High-Frequency Measurement of Ultrasound Using Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers, IEEE Sensors Journal 18, pp5238-5244, 2018

A114. Kubrusly AC, Freitas MA, von der Weid JP and Dixon S, Mode Selectivity of SH Guided Waves by Dual Excitation and Reception Applied to Mode Conversion Analysis, IEEE TUFFC 65, pp1239-1249, 2018

A115. Hughes RR and Dixon S, Analysis of Electrical Resonance Distortion for Inductive Sensing Applications, IEEE Sensors Journal 18, pp5818-5825, 2018

A116. Kubrusly AC, Freitas MA, von der Weid JP and Dixon S,Dataset on reflection and transmission coefficients of ultrasonic shear horizontal guided waves in plates with wall thinning, DATA IN BRIEF 21, pp 2179-2191, 2018

A117. Kang L Feeney A and Dixon S, Wideband electromagnetic dynamic acoustic transducers (WEMDATs) for air-coupled ultrasonic applications, Appl. Phys Lett., DOI: 10.1063/1.5086383, 2019

A118. Ren W, Xu K, Dixons S et al, A study of magnetostriction mechanism of EMAT on low-carbon steel at high temperature, NDT & E Int., 101, pp34-43, 2019

A119. Kubrusly AC, Freitas MA, von der Weid JP and Dixon S,Interaction of SH guided waves with wall thinning, NDT & E Int., 101, pp 94-103, 2019

A120. Hughes RR and Dixon S, Performance analysis of single-frequency near electrical resonance signal enhancement (SF-NERSE) defect detection, NDT & E Int. 102, pp96-103, 2019

A121. Tkocz J, Greenshields D and Dixon S, High power phased EMAT arrays for nondestructive testing of as-cast steel, NDT & E Int. 102, pp47-55, 2019

A122. Feeney A, Kang L, Rowlands G and Dixon S, Dynamic Nonlinearity in Piezoelectric Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers, IEEE Sensors Journal 19, pp6056-6066, 2019

A123. Tkocz J and Dixon S, Electromagnetic acoustic transducer optimisation for surface wave applications, NDT & E Int. 107, Art. No. 102142, 2019

A124. Kang L, Feeney A, Su R, LINES D, Ramadas Sn, Rowlands G and Dixon S, Flow Velocity Measurement Using a Spatial Averaging Method with Two-Dimensional Flexural Ultrasonic Array Technology, SENSORS 19, Art. No. 4786, 2019

A125. Feeney A, Kang L, Somerset WE and Dixon S The Influence of Air Pressure on the Dynamics of Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers, Sensors 19, Art. No. 4710, 2019

A126. Thring CB, Hill SJ, Dixon S et al., The effect of EMAT coil geometry on the Rayleigh wave frequency behaviour, Ultrasonics 99, Art. No. UNSP 105945, 2019

A127. Kubrusly AC von der Weid JP and Dixon S, Experimental and numerical investigation of the interaction of the first four SH guided wave modes with symmetric and non-symmetric discontinuities in plates, NDT & E Int., 108, Art. No. 102175, 2019

A128. Ren WP, Xu K and Dixon S, A Study of Stress Dependent Magnetostriction on Steel Plate by Analysis of an Electromagnetically Generated S0 Lamb Wave, J. NDE 8, Art. No. 102, 2019

A129. Feeney A, Kang L, Somerset WE and Dixon S, Venting in the Comparative Study of Flexural Ultrasonic Transducers to Improve Resilience at Elevated Environmental Pressure Levels, IEEE Sensors Journal 20, pp5776-5784

A130. Xiang LC, Greenshields, D, Dixon S et al., Phased Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer Array for Rayleigh Wave Surface Defect Detection, IEEE TUFFC 67, pp1403-1411, 2020

A131. Li, Z et al, Liquid Flow Measurement Using Silicone Polymer Wedge Clamp-On Ultrasonic Transducers, IEEE Trans. Inst. Meas. 69, pp5157-5165, 2020

A132. Kang L, Feeney A and Dixon S, The High Frequency Flexural Ultrasonic Transducer for Transmitting and Receiving Ultrasound in Air, IEEE Sensors Journal 20, pp7653-7660

A133. Zitoun,A, Dixon S et al, Experimental Study of the Guided Wave Directivity Patterns of Thin Removable Magnetostrictive Patches, Sensors 20, Art.No. 7189, 2020

A134. Kubrusly AC, Kang L and Dixon S, Unidirectional Shear Horizontal Wave Generation With Side-Shifted Periodic Permanent Magnets Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer, IEEE TUFFC, pp2757-2760, 2020

A135. Ribeiro MGD, Kubrusly AC, Ayala HVH and Dixon S, Machine Learning-Based Corrosion-Like Defect Estimation With Shear-Horizontal Guided Waves Improved by Mode Separation, IEEE Access 9, pp40836-40849, 2021

A136. Trushkevych O et al , Miniaturised SH EMATs for Fast Robotic Screening of Wall Thinning in Steel Plates, IEEE Sensors Journal 21, pp1386-1394, 2021

A137. Kubrusly AC, Tovar P, von der Weld JP and Dixon S, Mode conversion of SH guided waves with symmetry inversion in plates, Ultrasonics 112, Art. No. 106334, 2021

A138. Dixon S, Kang L, Feeney A and Somerset WE, Active damping of ultrasonic receiving sensors through engineered pressure waves, J. Phys. D. 54, Art. No.13LT01, 2021

A139. Li ZC, Smith L and Dixon S, Design of Miniature Clamp-On Ultrasonic Flow Measurement Transducers, IEEE Sensors Letters 5, pp1-4,2021

A140. Kubrusly AC, Kang L, Martins IS and Dixon S, Unidirectional shear horizontal wave generation by periodic permanent magnets electromagnetic acoustic transducer with dual linear-coil array, DOI: 10.1109/TUFFC.2021.3084201

A141. Tabatabaeipou M et al, Application of ultrasonic guided waves to robotic occupancy grid mapping. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 163, Art. No. 108151, 2022

A142. To A, Li ZC and Dixon S, Improved eddy current testing sensitivity using phase information, accepted for publication in Insight 26/05/21

 

2.0 Conference Papers (ISI indexed)

B1. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, A study of acoustic birefringence in aluminium plates using broadband electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs), paper was awarded RWB Stephens Prize at Ultrasonics International Conference Ultrasonic International Conf. Proc., 1993, pp213-216

B2. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, Inspection of adhesively bonded aluminium plates using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, Conference on the Inspection of Structural Composites, Conf. Proc. 1994, pp 203-212, 1994

B3. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, The analysis of adhesive bonds using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, Rev Prog in QNDE Colorado 94 vol. 14B pp1495-1503, 1995

B4. Edwards C, Dixon S, Idris A, Reed J, Palmer S B, Applications of non-contact Ultrasonic Evaluation., Rev Prog in QNDE Colorado 94, vol. 14B, pp2253-2260, 1995

B5. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB, A damage free pulsed laser ablation source of ultrasound, 9th Int. Conf. on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena (ICPPP) 1996, pp582-582, 1996

B6. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, Damage free generation of ultrasound by an expanding laser produced plasma, Rev. Prog. in QNDE 96, vol 16B pp1839-1844 ,1997

B7. Lim C M, Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, The Detection of Magnetic Phase Transitions in Er-Tm by EMATs, Rev Prog in QNDE 97 San Diego, vol 17B, pp1451-1456, 1998

B8. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, A Novel non-contact ultrasonic liquid level measurement system, Rev Prog in QNDE 97, San Diego, vol. 17B, 1929-1935 , 1998

B9. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, A laser -EMAT system for crack and hole detection in metal plates, Rev Prog in QNDE 97, San Diego, vol7B pp 1907-1914, 1998

B10. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, A novel laser ultrasound source and its implementation in the drinks canning industry. Proc of the 8th Int Symp. on Nondest. Characterisation of Materials, Boulder Colorado, pp39-45, 1997

B11. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer S B and Crowther P, Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for testing power station boiler tubes, QNDE98, Snowbird , vol 18B pp 1995-2000, 1999

B12. Edwards C, Dixon S, Lim C M and Palmer S B, Laser Ultrasound (LU) in Single Crystal Silicon, QNDE 98 Snowbird, vol 18A pp341-348, 1999

B13. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, Non-contact ultrasonic liquid level measurement of drinks cans, SPIE, 3589, pp52-57, 1999

B14. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer S B, A laser-EMAT system for ultrasonic weld inspection, SPIE, 3589, pp44-51, 1999

B15. Edwards C, Dixon S, Palmer SB, Improvements to dry coupled ultrasound for wall thickness and weld inspection, Rev. Prog. in QNDE 1999, 19B, pp1779-1786, 2000

B16. Edwards C, Dixon S, Widdowson A, et al., Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for wall thickness applications in the petrochemical industry, Rev. Prog. in QNDE 1999, 19B, pp1793-1800, 2000

B17. Edwards C, Stratoudaki T, Dixon S, et al., Non-contact ultrasound studies of composite materials: new developments, Nondest. Eval. of Aging Materials and Composites IV 2000, pp268-275, 2000

B18. Edwards C Stratoudaki T, Dixon S and Palmer SB, Laser based ultrasound generation efficiency in carbon fibre reinforced composites, Rev Prog in QNDE Iowa 2000, vol. 20A pp220-227, 2001

B19. Lim CM, Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB, Ultrasound studies of single crystal erbium-thulium in an applied magnetic field, Rev Prog in QNDE Iowa 2000, vol. 20B pp1376-1382, 2001

B20. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB, Ultrasonic thickness gauging using a dry couplant at elevated temperatures, Rev Prog in QNDE Iowa 2000, vol. 20B pp1600-1603, 2001

B21. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB, Non-contact ultrasonic generation in metal sheets using a plasma igniter, Rev Prog in QNDE Iowa 2000, vol. 20B pp1795-1801, 2001

B22. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer SB, Shear wave velocity measurements of thin epoxy adhesive samples using broadband EMATs, Rev Prog in QNDE Maine 2001, vol. 21B, pp1149-1156, 2002

B23. Stratoudaki, Edwards, Dixon and Palmer, Comparison of different laser wavelengths for ultrasonic generation on carbon fibre composites, Rev Prog in QNDE Maine 2001, vol. 21A, pp316-323, 2002

B24. Edwards, Stratoudaki, Dixon and Palmer, Laser generated Rayleigh and Lamb waves, Rev Prog in QNDE 2001, vol. 21A, pp284-291, 2002

B25. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer SB, Non-contact ultrasonic thickness gauging of aluminium sheet with sub-micron accuracy using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs), SPIE [4704-29], pp187-195, 2002

B26. Stratoudaki T, Edwards C, Dixon S and Palmer SB, The role of epoxy resin in the mechanism of laser generated ultrasound in carbon fiber reinforced compsites, SPIE 5046, pp89-98, 2003

B27. Dixon S, Edwards C, Palmer SB , The optimization of lamb and Rayleigh wave generation using wideband-low-frequency EMATs, Rev Prog in QNDE 2002, vol. 22A & 22B, pp297-304, 2003

B28. Stratoudaki T, Edwards C, Dixon S, et al. Optical absorption of epoxy resin and its role in the laser ultrasonic generation mechanism in composite materials, Rev Prog in QNDE 2002, vol. 22A & 22B, pp965-972, 2003

B29. Dixon S, Jaques D, Edwards C, et al. The development of shear and compression elastic moduli in curing epoxy adhesives measured using non-contact ultrasonic transducers, Rev Prog in QNDE 2002, vol. 22A & 22B, pp1049-1055, 2003

B30. Potter M and Dixon S, Texture asymmetry in cubic sheet metals, Rev Prog in QNDE 2004, vol. 24, pp1323-1330, 2005

B31. Edwards RS, Dixon S and Jian X, Non-contact ultrasonic characterisation of defects using EMATs, Rev Prog in QNDE 2004, vol. 24, pp1568-1575, 2005

B32. Jian X, Dixon S and Edwards RS, Ultrasonic Generation and Optimization for EMAT, Rev Prog in QNDE 2004, vol. 24, pp1041-1046, 2005

B33. Jian X , Dixon S, et al, Ultrasonic Field Modelling for Arbitrary Non-contact Transducer Source, International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2004., pp515-519, 2005

B34. Jian X, Guo N, Dixon S, Ultrasonic weak bond evaluation in IC packaging, International Conference on Experimental Mechanics 2004, pp528-533, 2005

B35. Palmer SB, Dixon S, Edwards RS, et al., Transverse and longitudinal crack detection in the head of rail tracks using Rayleigh wave-like wideband guided ultrasonic waves, Conference on Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring of Aerospace Materials, Composites, and Civil Infrastruture 2005, pp70-80, 2005

B36. Jian X, Dixon S, Palmer SB, In-plane and out-of-plane particle velocity measurement using EMATs, 2005 IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Vols 1-4 , pp1276-1279, 2005

B37. Fan Y, Dixon S, Edwards RS, et al., Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects on rail track head, Rev Prog in QNDE 2005, Vols 25A & 25B pp1609-1615, 2006

B38. Edwards RS, Jian X, Fan Y, et al., Rail defect detection using ultrasonic surface waves, Rev Prog in QNDE 2005, Vols 25A & 25B, pp1601-1608, 2006

B39. Edwards RS, Sophian A, Dixon S, et al., EMAT and eddy current dual probe for detecting surface and near-surface defects, Rev Prog in QNDE 2005, Vols 25A & 25B, pp1515-1521, 2006

B40. Lanyon B, Dixon S, Rowlands G, Ultrasonic resonance in thin two-layer dynamic systems, Rev Prog in QNDE 2005, Vols 25A & 25B, pp1111-1118, 2006

B41. Edwards RS, Fan Y and Dixon S High Speed Detection and Characterization of Defects in the Railhead, Rev Prog in QNDE 2005, Vols 25A & 25B, pp1111-1118, 2007

B42. Rashed A, Almond DP, Rees DAS, Burrows SE and Dixon S, Crack Detection by Laser Spot Imaging Thermography, Rev Prog in QNDE 2006, Vols 26A, pp500-506, 2007

B43. Dixon S, Lanyon B and Rowlands G, Thickness Gauging of Thin Coatings Using Ultrasonics, Rev Prog in QNDE 2006, Vols 26B, pp1135-1139, 2007

B44. Edwards RS, Sophian A, Dixon S and Tian GY, Data Fusion for Combining Techniques to Detect and Size Surface and Near-Surface Defects, Rev Prog in QNDE 2006, Vols 26A, pp619-626, 2007

B45. Essex SD, Dixon S, and Potter MGD, Ultrasonic Characterization of Texture in Rolled Aluminum in Collaboration with Electron Backscatter Diffraction Measurements, Rev Prog in QNDE 2006, Vols 26B, pp1237-1244, 2007

B46. Fan Y, Dixon S, Edwards RS, and Jian X, Ultrasonic Surface Wave Propagation and Interaction with Surface Defects, Rev Prog in QNDE 2006, Vols 26A, pp894-901, 2007

B47. Fletcher MP and Dixon S, Ultrasonic Considerations for measuring acoustic birefringence in thin sheets using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, Rev Prog in QNDE 2006, Vols 26B, pp1244-1249, 2007

B48. Palmer SB, Dixon S, Lanyon B, et al., Measurement of coating thickness using ultrasonic resonance spectroscopy - art. no. 61790B, Conference on Advanced Sensor Technologies for Nondestructive Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring II, MAR 01-02, B1790-B1790, 2006

B49. Palmer SB, Jian X and Dixon S, Eddy current enhancement for EMATs, Proceedings of SPIE 6530, Art. No. 653013, pp53013-53013, 2007

B50. Fan Y, Dixon S and Jian X, Lift-off performance of ferrite enhanced generation EMATs, Rev Prog in QNDE 2007 27A AND 27B, pp835-840, 2008

B51.Dixon S, Fletcher M and Rowlands G, Extracting Acoustic Birefringence Data from Shear Wave EMAT Measurements, Rev Prog in QNDE 2007 27A & 27B, pp828-834, 2008

B52. Edwards RS, Fan Y and Dixon S, Ultrasonic detection of surface breaking railhead defects, Rev Prog in QNDE 2007 27A & 27B, pp 602-609, 2008

B53. Palmer SB, Essex S, Potter MDG and Dixon S, Determination of crystallographic texture in metal sheets using ultrasound and EBSD, Proceedings of SPIE 6934, Art. No. 69340F, ppF9340-F9340, 2008

B54. Edwards RS, S. Dixon S, Fan Y, and Jian X, EMAT measurements of in- and out-of-plane ultrasonic signals, Rev Prog in QNDE 2007, 27A & 27B, pp602-609, 2008

B55. Morrison J, Dixon S, Potter MGD, and Essex S, The correspondence between elastic and plastic anisotropy in AA3104 and AA5182 sheet aluminium, Rev Prog in QNDE 2007 27A & 27B, pp1192-1198, 2008

B56. Essex S, Potter MGD, Dobedoe R and Dixon S, Ultrasonic characterization of effective elastic constants and texture in aluminium correlated with EBSD, Rev Prog in QNDE 2007 27A & 27B, pp1176-1183, 2008

B57. Essex S and Dixon S, Calculation of elastic anisotropy using EMATs validated by EBSD in rolled aluminium sheet, Rev Prog in QNDE 2008, 28A & 28B, pp1727-1734, 2009

B58. Petcher PA and Dixon S, Wideband Ultrasonic Time of Flight Diffraction Combining B-Scans and Cross-Sectional Imaging Rev Prog in QNDE 2008, 28A & 28B, pp650-657, 2009

B59. Hernandez-Valle J-F and Dixon S, Preliminary tests to design an EMAT with pulsed electromagnet for high temperature Rev Prog in QNDE 2008, 28A & 28B, pp937-941, 2009

B60. Essex S and Dixon S, Utilizing EBSD to validate and understand NDE techniques, Rev Prog in QNDE 2008, 28A & 28B, pp1224-1231, 2009

B61. Hernandez-Valle J-F and Dixon S, Pulsed electromagnet EMAT for high temperatures, Rev Prog in QNDE 2009, 29A & 29B, pp957-963, 2010

B62. Burrows SE, Dixon S, Li T and Almond D, Combined thermography and noncontact ultrasound inspection techniques using pulsed laser excitation, Rev Prog in QNDE 2009, 29A & 29B, pp510-517, 2010

B63. Petcher PA and Dixon S, Time of Flight Diffraction and Imaging (TOFDI) combining B-scans and cross-sectional imaging, accepted for publication Rev Prog in QNDE 2010, 30A & 30B, pp744-751, 2011

B64. Burrows SE and Dixon S, Defect Detection Using a Scanning Laser Source, Rev Prog in QNDE 2010, 30A & 30B, pp249-256, 2011

B65. Vives E, Soto-Parra D, Planes A, Manosa L, Romero R, Edwards RS and Dixon S, Acoustic Emission avalanches in Martensitic Transitions: new perspectives for the problem of source location, International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials (PTM 2010), Solid-solid phase transformations in inorganic materials, pts 1-2, 172-174, pp144-149,2011

B66. Palmer SB, Burrows SE and Dixon S, Detection of surface breaking cracks using thermographic and non-contact ultrasonic methods, Proceedings of SPIE 7983, Art.No. 79831V, 2011

B67. Palmer SB, Dixon S and Petcher PA, Obtaining more information from time-of-flight-diffraction measurements, Proceedings of SPIE 8347, Art.No. 83470Z, 2012

B68. Laws, M, Ramadas, SN and Dixon, S, A plate waveguide design for ultrasonic flow measurements in hostile environments , 2012 IEEE Int. Ultrasonics Sypm. (IUS), pp1718-1721, 2012

B69. Hill SJ and Dixon S, Pulsed arrays: a new method of flaw detection by generating a frequency dependent angle of propagation, Rev Prog in QNDE 2012, 31A & 31B, pp913-920, 2012

B70. Burrows, S. E.; McAughey, K. L.; Edwards, R. S and Dixon S, High temperature thickness measurements using a bismuth titanate piezoelectric transducer, Rev Prog in QNDE 2012, 31A & 31B, pp979-985, 2012

B71. Palmer SB, Hill S, Rowlands G and Dixon S, An ultrasonic wave-front with propagation direction dependent frequency , Proceedings of SPIE 8694, Art.No. 86941S, 2013

B72. Laws M, Ramadas, SN and Dixon, S, A plate waveguide design for ultrasonic flow measurements in hostile environments, Rev Prog in QNDE 2012, 32A & 32B, pp1512-1517, 2013

B73. Eriksson T. J. R.; Dixon, S. M.; Ramadas, S. N.Flexural Mode Metal Cap Transducer Design for Specific Frequency Air Coupled Ultrasound Generation, 2013 IEEE Int. Ultrasonics Sypm. (IUS), pp 1598-1601, 2013

B74. Laws M, Ramadas SN, Dixon S, Thermal studies of a plate bundle waveguide for use as an ultrasonic flow meter buffer, 2013 IEEE Int. Ultrasonics Sypm. (IUS), pp 1614-1617, 2013

B75. Hughes Rand Dixon S, Eddy-Current Crack Detection at Frequencies Approaching Electrical Resonance, Rev Prog in QNDE 2012, 33A & 33B, pp1366-1373, 2014

B76. Hill SJ and Dixon S, Using a Pulsed Array to Determine the Position of a Defect, Rev Prog in QNDE 2012, 33A & 33B, pp80-87, 2014

B77. Ramadas SN, Eriksson TJR and Dixon S, Flexural and robust piezoelectric transducers for air coupled ultrasound, Invited talk, Asia Pacific Conference on NDT, 18-22 Nov, 2013

B78. Ramadas SN, Laws M and Dixon S, Ultrasonic waveguides for ultrasonic flow measurement applications, Asia Pacific Conference on NDT, 18-22 Nov, 2013

B79. Ramadas SN, Hunter M, Thornby J, Purssell CP, Leigh S, Dixon SM, Additive manufacture of impedance matching layers for air-coupled ultrasonic transducers, IEEE IUS 2015, 21-24 October, Taipei, Taiwan, 2015

B80. Rutsch M, Konetzke E, Unger A, Hoffmann M, Ramadas SN, Dixon S, and Kupnik M, Extending the receive performance of phased micromachined ultrasonic transducer arrays in air down to 40 kHz and below, IEEE IUS 2015, 21-24 October, Taipei, Taiwan, 2015

B81. Konetzke E, Rutsch M, Hoffmann M, Unger A, Golinske R, Killat D, Ramadas SN, Dixon S, and Kupnik M, Phased array transducer for emitting 40-kHz air-coupled ultrasound without grating lobes, IEEE IUS 2015, 21-24 October, Taipei, Taiwan, 2015

B82. Eriksson TJR, Ramadas SN, Hoffmann M, Unger A, Kupnik M, Dixon S, Flexural transducer arrays for industrial non-contact application, IEEE IUS 2015, 21-24 October, Taipei, Taiwan, 2015

B83.Clough M Dixon S, Fleming M et al., Evaluating an SH Wave EMAT System for Pipeline Screening and Extending Into Quantitative Defect Measurements, Rev Prog. QNDE 1706, Art. No.: 160001, 2016

B84. Hughes R, Fan Y and Dixon S, Investigating Electrical Resonance in Eddy-Current Array, Rev Prog. QNDE 1706, Art. No.: 090001, 2016

B85. Burrows SE Ramadas SN, Eriksson TJR and Dixon S, High temperature flexural ultrasonic transducer for non-contact measurement applications, 2016 JOINT IEEE international symposium on the applications of ferroelectrics, 2016

B86. Reddy HK, Rajagopal P, Balasubramaniam K et al., Interaction of Higher Order Modes Cluster (HOMC) Guided Waves with Notch-like Defects in Plates, Rev Prog. QNDE 1806, Art. No.: 030015, 2017

B87. Lunn N Potter M and Dixon S, Shear Wave EMAT Thickness Measurements of Low Carbon Steel at 450 degrees C without Cooling, Rev Prog. QNDE 1806, Art. No.: 050009, 2017

B88. Li Z, Dixon S, Cawley P et al., Study of Metal Magnetic Memory (MMM) Technique Using Permanently Installed Magnetic Sensor Arrays, Rev Prog. QNDE 1806, Art. No.: 050003, 2017

B89. Hill S, Dixon S, Reddy H et al., A New Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducer Design for Generating Torsional Guided Wave Modes for Pipe Inspections, Rev Prog. QNDE 1806, Art. No.: 050003, 2017

B90. Edwards RS, Trushkevych O, Eriksson, TJR AND Dixon S, Ultrasound Visualization Using Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Sensors, Rev Prog. QNDE 1806, Art. No.: 020021, 2017

B91. Trushkevych O, Dixon S, Tabatabaeipour M; et al., Towards Guided Wave Robotic NDT Inspection: EMAT Size Matters, 2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM, 104-107, 2019

B92.Tabatabaeipour M, Trushkevych O, Dobie G et al., A feasibility study on guided wave-based robotic mapping, 2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM, pp1567-1570, 2019

B93. Kang L, Feeney A, Somerset W and Dixon S, A Novel Mathematical Model for Transit-time Ultrasonic Flow, 2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM, pp 1590-1593, 2019

B94. Kubrusly AC, Tovar P, von der Weid J-P and Dixon S, Numerical investigation of mode conversion of SH guided waves in plates reflected from discontinuities with different symmetries, 2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM, pp 2202-2205, 2019

B95. Kang L, Feeney A, Somerset W and Dixon S, Wideband Electromagnetic Dynamic Acoustic Transducer as a Standard Acoustic Source for Air-coupled Ultrasonic Sensors, 2019 IEEE INTERNATIONAL ULTRASONICS SYMPOSIUM, pp 2481-2484, 2019

 

3.0 Conference Papers & Presentations (non - ISI indexed)

C1. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer SB, Preliminary results on non-contact ultrasonic generation using a plasma igniter, NDT 2000 Buxton, BINDT conference proceedings
C2. Dixon S, Edwards C and Palmer SB, Non-contact generation and detection of Lamb and Rayleigh waves using wideband EMATs, NDT 2002 Southport, BINDT conference proceedings
C3. Stratoudaki T, Edwards C, Dixon S and Palmer SB, Advances in laser based ultrasound in carbon fibre reinforced composites for aircraft inspection, ECNDT 2002 Barcelona
C4. Dixon S and Palmer SB, Non-contact ultrasonic measurements for manufacturing applications, ATEM 2003 conference proceedings, manuscript number OS02W0325, Nagoya, Japan
C5. Dixon S, EMAT inspection of the rail head, NDT 2003 Worcester, BINDT conference proceedings
C6. Hobbis A, Aruleswaran A, Farley TWD and Dixon S, Non-contact thickness gauging of aluminium strip using EMAT technology, IOM Steel Division Instrumentation Series 2003, section 4
C7. Baillie IWD and Dixon S, Detecting internal and external cracks on continuously cast products through the use of laser generated ultrasound and ElectroMagnetic Acoustic Transducers, IOM Steel Division Instrumentation Series 2003, section 4
C8. Edwards RS, Dixon S and Jian X, Railway 2004, London
C9. Potter M and Dixon S, Ultrasonic texture measurement of sheet metals - a comparison of Lamb and shear wave techniques, NDT 2004 Torquay, BINDT conference proceedings
C10. Edwards RS, Dixon S and Jian X, Non-contact Rayleigh wave characterisation of surface and subsurface defects in metals, NDT 2004 Torquay, BINDT conference proceedings
C11. Jian X, Dixon S and Edwards RS, Ultrasonic generation and optimisation for EMAT, NDT 2004 Tourquay, BINDT conference proceedings
C12. Dixon S, Lanyon B and Rowlands G, Ultrasonic Resonance in Thin Two-layer Dynamic Systems, NDT 2005 Harrogate
C13. Morrison J, Potter MDG, Jian X and Dixon S, Lift-off Compensation for Improved Accuracy in Lamb Wave Velocity Ultrasonic Measurements using EMATs (Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers), NDT 2005 Harrogate, BINDT conference proceedings
C14. Potter MDG, Mishakin V and Dixon S, Progress Towards an Integrated Ultrasonic Texture Measurement System, NDT 2005 Harrogate, BINDT conference proceedings
C15. Fan Y, Edwards RS, Jian X and Dixon S, Ultrasonic Surface Wave Propagation and Interaction with Surface Breaking Defects, NDT 2005 Harrogate, BINDT conference proceedings
C16. Edwards RS, Jian X, Fan Y and Dixon S, Enhancement of the Rayleigh Wave Signal at a Defect, NDT 2005 Harrogate, BINDT conference proceedings
C17. Edwards RS, Fan Y, Jian X and Dixon S, High speed detection and characterisation of defects in metals using ultrasonic surface waves, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C18. Y Fan, S Dixon, R S Edwards, Ultrasonic surface wave propagation and interaction with surface defects, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C19. Dixon S, Essex S, Texture measurement of aluminium sheet using electron back scattered diffraction and electromagnetic acoustic transducers, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C20. Morrison J., Dixon S and Potter M, Improved determination of the orientation distribution coefficients for aluminium and steel sheets using a calibrated ultrasonic EMAT system, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C21. Baillie I, Griffiths P, Jian X and Dixon S, Implementing an ultrasonic inspection system to find surface and internal defects in hot, moving steel using EMATs, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C22. Jian X, Dixon S, The role of the rear backing electrically conducting plate in EMAT construction, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C23. Sophian A, Edwards RS, Tian GY and Dixon S, Weighting based sensor fusion for defect characterisation, NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C24. Fletcher M and Dixon S, Considerations for measuring acoustic birefringence in thin sheets using Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs), NDT 2006 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C25. Dixon S, Edwards RS, Potter M, Burrows S and Jian X, Potential opportunities for non-contact ultrasonic methods in condition monitoring, WCEAM- CM 2007 conference proceedings, Harrogate
C26. Dixon S, Essex S and Mark Potter M, Ultrasonic measurement of crystallographic texture in metals, WCEAM- CM 2007 conference proceedings, Harrogate
C27. Edwards RS, DixonS, Fan Y, and Jian X, EMAT measurements of in-and-out-of-plane ultrasonic signals, NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C28. Essex S, Potter MGD, Dobedoe R and Dixon S, Ultrasonic characterisation of texture validation using EBSD, ,NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C29. Morrsion JP, Potter MGD and Dixon S, Prediction of plastic anisotropy from ultrasonic testing on nominally pure and AA3104 aluminium sheets ,NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C30. Edwards RS, Papaelias M, Holmes C, Fan Y, Dixon S, et al, Ultrasonic detection of surface-breaking railhead defects ,NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C31. Dixon S, Fletcher M and Rowlands G, Shear wave birefringence measurements on thin strip metal samples using EMATs ,NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C32. Fan Y, Jian X and Dixon S, , Lift-off performance of ferrite enhanced generation EMATs ,NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C33. Baillie I, Griffith P, Dixon S and Jian X, , The inspection of moving steel billets using laser-EMATs ,NDT 2007 Glasgow, BINDT conference proceedings
C34. Hernandez-Valle J-F and Dixon S, Initial tests for designing a high temperature EMAT with pulsed electromagnet, NDT 2008 Shrigley Hall, BINDT conference proceedings
C35. Potter MDG, Dixon S, et al A novel guided wave rail inspection system – on-line results from simulated defects in rail track, NDT 2008 Shrigley Hall, BINDT conference proceedings
C36. Petcher P and Dixon S, Wideband ultrasonic time of flight diffraction combining b-scans and cross-sectional imaging, NDT 2008 Shrigley Hall, BINDT conference proceedings
C37 Burrows SE and Dixon S, Combined thermography and laser generated ultrasound for a defect detection system, NDT 2008 Shrigley Hall, BINDT conference proceedings
C38. Essex S,and Dixon S, Ultrasonic calculation of texture validated by EBSD in rolled aluminium and steel sheet, NDT 2008 Shrigley Hall, BINDT conference proceedings
C39. Winwood S, Hankin L and Dixon S, NDE to Reduce Defect Related Failures in Turbocharger Turbine Wheels, NDT 2008 Shrigley Hall, BINDT conference proceedings
C40. Jian X, Dixon S and Quirk K Electromagnetic acoustic transducers for in and out of plane ultrasonic wave detection, WCNDT 2008 Beijing
C41. Hernandez-Valle F, Essex S and S Dixon, Electromagnetic acoustic transducer (EMAT) with pulsed electromagnet for high temperature, NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C42. Fan Y, Purssell C, Winwood S, Billson D, Hutchins D and Dixon S, Development of miniature non-contact transducers for NDT, NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C43. Burrows S, Fan Y, Dutton B, Dixon S, Combined thermography and laser generated ultrasound for a defect detection system, NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C44. Harrison T, Dixon S, Dutton B, Fan Y, Thermoelastically generating large amplitude Rayleigh waves using a laser ring source, NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C45. Essex S, Potter M, Fan Y, Edwards RS, Dixon S, Correlation of EMAT measurements using EBSD, NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C46. Potter M, Almeida F, Dixon S, GMR and AMR sensors for NDT applications, NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C47. Petcher PA, Dixon S, Developments of ToFD and imaging (ToFDI) , NDT 2009 Blackpool, BINDT conference proceedings
C48. Dixon S and Petcher PA, Use of a sparse array for time of flight diffraction and IMAGING (TOFDI), NDE 2009 India Invited Paper
C49. Dixon S, Ultrasonic Imaging using ElectroMagnetic Acoustic Transducers (EMATs) : EMAT Basics, NDE 2009 India Invited Paper
C50. Li T, Weekes B, Almond D, Rees D, Burrows S and Dixon S, Crack imaging by pulsed laser spot and pulsed laser line thermography, NDT 2010 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C51. Potter MGD and Dixon S, Magnetic defect detection using the Metal Magnetic Memory (MMM) method, NDT 2010 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C52. McAughey KL, Burrows S, Edwards RS, Holland D and Dixon S, Fabrication of piezoelectric ceramics by Sol-Gel method , NDT 2010 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C53. Burrows S and Dixons S, Defect detection using a scanning laser source, NDT 2010 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C54. Petcher PA and Dixon S, Time-of-flight diffraction and imaging (ToFDI) combining B-scans and cross-sectional imaging, NDT 2010 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C55. Hernandez-Valle J-F and Dixon S, Improvements on high-temperature EMAT with pulsed electromagnet, NDT 2010 Stratford, BINDT conference proceedings
C56. Hernández-Valle J-F and Dixon S, Designing process of an EMAT with pulsed electromagnet for high-C67. temperature applications: an overview, NDT 2011 Telford, BINDT conference proceedings
C57. Burrows S,McAughey KL, Edwards RS and Dixon S, Bismuth titanate as a high-temperature piezoelectric transducer, NDT 2011 Telford, BINDT conference proceedings
C58. Hill Sj and Dixon S, Using pulsed array frequency measurements to locate defects, NDT 2011 Telford, BINDT conference proceedings
C59. Petcher PA and Dixon S, Rail track condition monitoring using electromagnetic acoustic transducers (EMATs) , NDT 2011 Telford, BINDT conference proceedings
C60. McAughey KL, Edwards RS, Potter MDG and Dixon S, Ultrasonic thickness measurements of sub-millimetre samples using electromagnetic acoustic transducers, NDT 2011 Telford, BINDT conference proceedings

We stopped recording these after 2011 because in some cases it is very difficult to get copies of some of these conference proceedings and most of the information can be found in other papers in the list of ISI indexed conference papers or peer reviewed journals.

 

Patent Applications:

P1. Dixon S and Hughes F, Ultrasonic clamp-on flow meter, GB2556904A, 2018

P2. Dixon S and Greenshields D, Fluid flow speed method and apparatus, WO2019180415A1, 2019

P3. Dixon S, Kang L and Feeney A, Ultrasonic transducer, GB2575692A, 2020

P4. Dixon S, Li ZC and Harrington J, Clamp-on ultrasonic transducer, GB2577093A, 2020

P5. Dixon S, Kang L and Feeney A Flexural ultrasonic transducer, GB2575693A, 2020

P6. Dixon s, Palmer SB, Potter MDG, Reed J, A non-contact apparatus for monitoring the height of contents of a moving container.., EP2032952A1, 2007