Title :
Pulsed microwave induced bioeffects
Author :
Kiel, Johnathan L. ; Parker, Jill E. ; Morales, Pedro J. ; Alls, John L. ; Mason, Patrick A. ; Seaman, Ronald L. ; Mathur, Satnam P. ; Holwitt, Eric A.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Brooks AFB, TX, USA
fDate :
2/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
High-power pulsed microwave radiation, when applied to solutions containing dissolved carbon dioxide (or bicarbonate), hydrogen peroxide, and the soluble organic semi-conductor diazoluminomelanin, generates sound, pulsed luminescence, and electrical discharge. Microbes exposed to these phenomena experienced damage comparable to short-time, high-temperature insults, even though the average and measurable localized temperatures were insufficient to cause the observed effects
Keywords :
biological effects of microwaves; cellular effects of radiation; microorganisms; CO2; H2O2; HCO3; electrical discharge; high-power pulsed microwave radiation; microbes; pulsed luminescence; pulsed microwave induced bioeffects; short-time high-temperature insults; soluble organic semi-conductor diazoluminomelanin; sound; Blood; Carbon dioxide; Delay; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fluorescence; Fungi; Humans; Microorganisms; Temperature sensors;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
