Services to Operate and Maintain a Microwave Research Laboratory.
Abstract
Behavioral, biological, cardiovascular, cellular effects of ultrawide band and high peak power pulsed microwave fields; ocular effects of high peak power pulsed microwave fields, and biological effects of millimeter wave fields were studied using various physiological and behavioral paradigms in animal models. Behavioral studies involved analgesia and open field activity in mice. Cardiovascular effect studies indicated systolic, mean, and diastolic arterial pressures decreased significantly in UWB exposed rats. Cellular effects involved Nitric Oxide Synthase activity in cultured cells, and mutagenic and recombinagenic effects of electromagnetic fields. Millimeter wave studies showed frequency specific neural effects below the effective permissible safety limits. Engineering part of the program involved determination of fields strengths, dosimetry and modeling of radiofrequency fields. A two-step deconvolution routine was developed to characterize ultra fast rise time UWB pulse and has been adopted by other military services to be used in their systems. Details and accomplishments of the research program and a list of publications are presented in this report.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA351987
Entities
People
- Yahya Akyel