Apparatus for controlled microwave exposure of aerosolized pathogens
Abstract
A set of three apparatus enabling RF exposure of aerosolized pathogens at four chosen frequencies (2.8 GHz, 4.0 GHz, 5.6 GHz, and 7.5 GHz) has been designed, simulated, fabricated, and tested. Each apparatus was intended to operate at high power without leakage of RF into the local environment and to be compact enough to fit within biocontainment enclosures required for elevated biosafety levels. Predictions for the range of RF electric field exposure, represented by the complex electric field vector magnitude, that an aerosol stream would be expected to encounter while passing through the apparatus are calculated for each of the chosen operating frequencies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1063/5.0032823
Entities
People
- Andreas Schmitt-Sody
- Anthony E. Baros
- Brad Hoff
- Daniel Enderich
- David Revelli
- Hammad Irshad
- Hugh H. Pohle
- J.W. Luginsland
- Jason Cox
- Jeremy W. Mcconaha
- Matthew Franzi
- Michael T. Lanagan
- Naomi C. Lewis
- Samuel C Schaub
- Steven Perini
- Zane Cohick
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Pennsylvania State University