DocumentCode
2636967
Title
Bird Feathers as Dielectric Receptors of RF Fields
Author
Del Blanco, J. Bigu ; Romero-Sierra, C. ; Tanner, J.A.
fYear
1973
fDate
4-6 June 1973
Firstpage
268
Lastpage
270
Abstract
The characteristics of bird feathers as dielectric aerials have been investigated in the X-band region of the microwave spectrum. Preliminary findings show that feathers may act as microwave sensors. Hence, man can influence the behaviour of birds by means of a microwave beam.
Keywords
Acoustic beams; Apertures; Birds; Detectors; Dielectrics; Fasteners; Feathers; Laboratories; Microwave sensors; Radio frequency;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Symposium, 1973 IEEE G-MTT International
Conference_Location
Boulder, CO, USA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/GMTT.1973.1123181
Filename
1123181
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