TY - GEN
T1 - Induced ultra-high frequency ultrasonic vibration as the driving force for reported sub-thermal microwave effects on materials
AU - Towe, B. C.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - We examine a hypothesis that reported physical changes in certain materials resulting from their low-thermal exposure to intense GHz microwave radiation might be explained through generation of electromagnetically induced ultra high frequency ultrasound (hypersonic) waves within their structure. It can be shown from laws of electromagnetism that microwave fields should produce mechanical forces within dielectric, ferromagnetic, piezoelectric, and semiconductive materials and so give rise to high frequency acoustic vibrations. At the reported high power levels (100's to 1000's watts) of microwave at 2.45 GHz applied to materials, laws of acoustics suggest the generation of micron-order wavelength hypersound and possible particle accelerations greater than 10 8 g. Consideration suggests that microwave-induced high intensity hypersound might account for reports of non-thermal disruption of material crystalline structure and apparent enhanced reactivity and diffusion effects.
AB - We examine a hypothesis that reported physical changes in certain materials resulting from their low-thermal exposure to intense GHz microwave radiation might be explained through generation of electromagnetically induced ultra high frequency ultrasound (hypersonic) waves within their structure. It can be shown from laws of electromagnetism that microwave fields should produce mechanical forces within dielectric, ferromagnetic, piezoelectric, and semiconductive materials and so give rise to high frequency acoustic vibrations. At the reported high power levels (100's to 1000's watts) of microwave at 2.45 GHz applied to materials, laws of acoustics suggest the generation of micron-order wavelength hypersound and possible particle accelerations greater than 10 8 g. Consideration suggests that microwave-induced high intensity hypersound might account for reports of non-thermal disruption of material crystalline structure and apparent enhanced reactivity and diffusion effects.
KW - Dielectrophoretic force
KW - Hypersound
KW - Material microwave effects
KW - Ultra high frequency ultrasound
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:77649172276
SN - 9781615676361
T3 - Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2009, MS and T'09
SP - 597
EP - 607
BT - Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2009, MS and T'09
T2 - Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2009, MS and T'09
Y2 - 25 October 2009 through 29 October 2009
ER -