PMID- 18161414
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080205
LR  - 20191110
IS  - 0832-7823 (Print)
IS  - 0832-7823 (Linking)
VI  - 41
IP  - 1
DP  - 2007
TI  - Carbon loaded Teflon (CLT): a power density meter for biological experiments 
      using millimeter waves.
PG  - 27-34
AB  - The standard technique for measurement of millimeter wave fields utilizes an 
      open-ended waveguide attached to a HP power meter. The alignment of the waveguide 
      with the propagation (K) vector is critical to making accurate measurements. 
      Using this technique, it is difficult and time consuming to make a detailed map 
      of average incident power density over areas of biological interest and the 
      spatial resolution of this instrument does not allow accurate measurements in 
      non-uniform fields. For biological experiments, it is important to know the 
      center field average incident power density and the distribution over the exposed 
      area. Two 4 ft x 4 ft x 1/32 inch sheets of carbon loaded Teflon (CLT) (one 15% 
      carbon and one 25% carbon) were procured and a series of tests to determine the 
      usefulness of CLT in defining fields in the millimeter wavelength range was 
      initiated. Since the CLT was to be used both in the laboratory, where the 
      environment was well controlled, and in the field, where the environment could 
      not be controlled, tests were made to determine effects of change in 
      environmental conditions on ability to use CLT as a millimeter wave dosimeter. 
      The empirical results of this study indicate CLT to be an effective dosimeter for 
      biological experiments both in the laboratory and in the field.
FAU - Allen, Stewart J
AU  - Allen SJ
AD  - General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Brooks City-Base, Texas 78235, 
      USA. stujallen@peoplepc.com
FAU - Ross, James A
AU  - Ross JA
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Microw Power Electromagn Energy
JT  - The Journal of microwave power and electromagnetic energy : a publication of the 
      International Microwave Power Institute
JID - 8706313
RN  - 7440-44-0 (Carbon)
RN  - 9002-84-0 (Polytetrafluoroethylene)
SB  - IM
MH  - Carbon/*chemistry
MH  - *Electromagnetic Fields
MH  - *Microwaves
MH  - Polytetrafluoroethylene/*chemistry
EDAT- 2007/12/29 09:00
MHDA- 2008/02/06 09:00
CRDT- 2007/12/29 09:00
PHST- 2007/12/29 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/02/06 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2007/12/29 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/08327823.2006.11688552 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Microw Power Electromagn Energy. 2007;41(1):27-34. doi: 
      10.1080/08327823.2006.11688552.