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This paper analyses the contrast of white-beam stroboscopic synchrotron topographs of Rayleigh waves induced by a piezoelectric transducer in an α-quartz crystal. The aim of the present investigation is to study the influence of the crystal thickness and of the vibration amplitude on the image contrast. A periodic optimal thickness is found that maximizes the film contrast.