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Ion exposure chambers for small animals
Author(s) -
Charry Jonathan M.,
Bailey William H.,
Shapiro Monte H.,
Weiss Jay M.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bioelectromagnetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.435
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-186X
pISSN - 0197-8462
DOI - 10.1002/bem.2250070102
Subject(s) - corona discharge , humidity , ion , environmental science , electric field , materials science , environmental chemistry , chemistry , radiochemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , meteorology , physics , electrode , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Ion exposure chambers that have been designed and tested for use in biological and behavioral research with small animals are described in this report. The chambers exhibit an acceptable degree of uniformity in ion concentration, current density, and electric field within the exposure area. Gaseous by‐products of corona discharge (O 3 and NO 2 ) have been measured and found to be < .01 ppm and < .1 ppm, respectively. Filtered air is fed to the individual exposure chambers, and temperature and humidity are well controlled. Noise due to corona and the air delivery system has been measured.