Summary
This paper provides the first quantitative characterization of the tang regime in a bell Plate. It gives insight on the design of these resonators to achieve a large quality factor based on finite-element simulations. Experimental results combining ring-down measurements and frequency responses prove that two main resonant modes arise, one being the first bending mode and the other being the (2,0)-mode which has the largest quality factor. We estimate the respective frequency and quality factor of these two modes. We illustrate and quantify the observed nonlinear behavior of the plate. We also prove how the dimensions are critical by studying two different designs, one of which resonates significantly whereas the other one does not resonate at all.
