Questions tagged [microwaves]
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Can air be ionized using microwaves?
I have been doing a good bit of research lately into a new form of electric "jet engine" developed by researchers in Wuhan, China; in the article summarizing the technologies used to produce ...
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What are the materials most transparent to microwaves?
I need to build special equipment for a microwave oven ( 2.45 (GHz)).
But even glass and plastics do heat up in microwave ovens. Where can I find a list of the materials that are the most transparent ...
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Homogeneous magnetic field inside aperture of PCB
I need to create a homogeneous magnetic field of a certain strength across a 10mm diameter opening of a PCB by using a current track on said PCB around the opening. The signal sent through the ...
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Please explain this flatbed microwave design
Here is a Galantz flatbed microwave
The waveguide is smaller than a wavelength.
1)Usually apertures of less than a wavelength are considered to block EM wave but not here, why ?
2)The width of the ...
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can I extend the the antenna of a magnetron with a cable?
If I connect a piece of heavy copper wire or copper rod to the antenna cap of a magnetron can I guide the current so that microwaves would be emitted further away ?
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What's the shortest wavelength that can be created with dipole antenna?
I know that a dipole antenna is used to create/receive radio frequency signals (~1m wavelength), which are waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, same as visible light.
Now I was wondering if, by the ...
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How to calculate the current sourced by a vector network analyzer?
I am delivering power to my device using a VNA with frequency ranging from 300kHz to 8GHz. I am trying to figure out the current that passes through my sample, or DUT. I can set the output power of ...
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What is the plastic cover thing for in microwave ovens?
With every microwave oven I have ever had, it has come with a plastic thing that you are (apparently) supposed to put over the food when microwaving it.
Some food products mention this and tell you ...
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