This letter describes the first observations of x‐ray generated ultrasonic signals in materials. The x rays used were the pulsed x‐ray beams of continuous energy spectrum taken from a high‐energy synchrotron source. The ultrasonic signals were detected with conventional piezoelectric transducers attached to stainless steel specimens.
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