High-intensity radiated field
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HIRF -- High Intensity Radio Frequency (energy)
Radio frequency Energy of a Strength to cause damage to un-protected electronic circuits and potentially injure bio-organisms. A microwave oven is an example of this principle put to controlled, safe use.
The FDA, and FCC set limits for the amounts of Radio Frequency Energy exposure permitted in a standard work-day.
Radio-Frequency Energy is non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation. Effects on tissue are through heating.
Electronic components are Affected via rectification of the RF and a corresponding shift in the bias points of the components in the field.
Units of Measurement
An RF electromagnetic wave has both an electric and a magnetic component (electric field and magnetic field), and it is often convenient to express the intensity of the RF environment at a given location in terms of units specific to each component. For example, the unit "volts per meter" (V/m) is used to express the strength of the electric field (electric "field strength"), and the unit "amperes per meter" (A/m) is used to express the strength of the magnetic field (magnetic "field strength"). Another commonly used unit for characterizing the total electromagnetic field is "power density." Power density is most appropriately used when the point of measurement is far enough away from an antenna to be located in the "far-field" zone of the antenna.
See also
References
https://dashlink.arc.nasa.gov/topic/the-nasa-high-intensity-radiated-fields-hirf-laboratory/
http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html
http://n5xu.ece.utexas.edu/rfsafety/
Bibliography
- Vander Vorst, Andre (2005). RF/microwave interaction with biological tissues. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 047173277X.
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