Technical Support for Microwave Experiments on the Eye Lens; Interferometric Measurement of Eye Lens Motion under Microwave Pulse Exposure.

Abstract

A research program at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) is concerned with the mechanism by which microwave exposure produces cataracts in the eye lens. Science Applications, Inc. (SAI) is supporting WRAIR personnel in system design, equipment assembly, and operation of experiments to measure the physical effects in the eye lens as it is subjected to microwave pulses of varying peak power levels. This report describes an ongoing project using a laser interferometer and rat eye lens in vitro. The experiment is presently in the data collection phase, with no firm conclusions yet drawn.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA142567

Entities

People

  • N. C. Wyeth

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Interferometers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Liquids
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Medical Personnel
  • Peak Power
  • Piezoelectric Transducers
  • Power Levels
  • Radiation
  • Standards
  • Waveplates

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy