Title : 
Dielectric Properties of Common Household Powders at Millimeter Wave and Terahertz Frequencies
         
        
            Author : 
Khan, Usman ; Nguyen, Nicholas ; Afsar, Mohammad
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Tufts Univ., Medford
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Thls paper presents the refractive index, absorption coefficient, complex permittivity (real and imaginary), and loss tangent of talc, flour, and pesticide from 200 to 1,300 GHz. A unique resonance peak was observed in talc at 1,150 GHz.
         
        
            Keywords : 
absorption coefficients; permittivity; powders; refractive index; absorption coefficient; common household powders; complex permittivity; dielectric powder properties; flour; frequency 200 GHz to 1300 GHz; millimeter wave; pesticide; refractive index; talc; terahertz frequencies; unique resonance peak; Absorption; Dielectric measurements; Discrete Fourier transforms; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Frequency; Millimeter wave measurements; Packaging; Powders; Refractive index; Resonance;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Infrared Millimeter Waves and 14th International Conference on Teraherz Electronics, 2006. IRMMW-THz 2006. Joint 31st International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Shanghai
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-4244-0400-2
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
1-4244-0400-2
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICIMW.2006.368618