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Comparison of measured and predicted characteristics of microwave‐induced sound
Author(s) -
Lin James C.,
Meltzer Richard J.,
Redding Foster K.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs017i05sp0159s
Subject(s) - microwave , acoustics , pulse (music) , physics , cochlea , vibration , audiology , optics , medicine , detector , quantum mechanics
Microwave pulse‐evoked potentials at the vertex show a series of waves occurring in the first 10 ms following delivery of the pulse. The sources of these waves, as in the case of acoustic click‐evoked responses, are action potentials generated in the cochlea and auditory brain stem nuclei. We shall show, using microwave‐induced auditory brain stem responses, that the experimentally observed characteristics agree with previously derived theoretical predictions in regard to pulse width and frequency of impinging microwaves, pattern of absorbed microwave energy, frequency of vibration, and threshold of sensation.