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The aim of this contribution is to test the possibility of changing the ratio of the positive and the negative peak pressures of focused shock waves by transmission through nondegassed water.
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Štuka, Č., Šunka, P., Benes, J. (1995). Nonlinear Transmission of Focused Shock Waves in Nondegassed Water. In: Brun, R., Dumitrescu, L.Z. (eds) Shock Waves @ Marseille III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78835-2_76
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