DocumentCode :
916892
Title :
Theoretical Analysis of Acoustic Signal Generation in Materials Irradiated with Microwave Energy
Author :
Borth, David E. ; Cain, Charles A.
Volume :
25
Issue :
11
fYear :
1977
fDate :
11/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
944
Lastpage :
954
Abstract :
Stress gradients generated by thermal expansion, electrostriction, and radiation pressure are sources of elastic waves in microwave irradiated materials. A theoretical analysis taking into account induced volume and surface forces due to these interaction mechanisms is presented. Complete solutions of the dynamical equations for the one-dimensional special case are given for different boundary conditions. The closed-form solutions were found to consist of both a stationary part, whose effect is important only in the immediate region of the incident electromagnetic wave, and a traveling part which propagates through the elastic material. Expressions for the Fourier transforms of these solutions are also given. To quantify these results, pressure and displacement waveforms in microwave irradiated physiological saline were computed. Thermal expansion was considerably more effective than either electrostriction or radiation pressure in converting electromagnetic energy to acoustic energy.
Keywords :
Acoustic materials; Differential equations; Electromagnetic radiation; Electrostriction; Microwave generation; Signal analysis; Signal generators; Surface acoustic waves; Thermal expansion; Thermal stresses;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-9480
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TMTT.1977.1129246
Filename :
1129246
Link To Document :
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