Biological Effects of Millimeter-Wave Irradiation.

Abstract

The report describes experiments on millimeter-wave effects on lambda-prophage induction in lysogenic strains of E. coli, temperature-sensitive mutants of lambda prophage, and Salmonella typhimurium cells possessing Hismutation. No frequency-sensitive irrdation effects have been observed in spite of closely spaced frequencies used in the 42-48 and 65-75 GHz bands. A new method for measuring complex permittivities of biological media, with potential for in-vivo measurements, has been proposed that alleviates the need for samples with submillimeter thicknesses. Initial results appear to be highly promising. A system to allow low-wave-number Raman and Brillouin spectroscopy of biological media has also been set up.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA131372

Entities

People

  • A. Riazi
  • C. H. Wang
  • D. W. Hill
  • O. P. Gandhi
  • P. Wahid

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bacteriophages
  • Cell Membrane
  • Computer Programs
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Fungi
  • Klystrons
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Raman Spectroscopy
  • Spectra
  • Viruses

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics

Technology Areas

  • 5G
  • Space