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Comment
. 2023 Jan 9:10:1118762.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1118762. eCollection 2022.

Commentary: Can the microwave auditory effect be "weaponized"?

Kenneth R Foster  1
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Commentary: Can the microwave auditory effect be "weaponized"?

Kenneth R Foster. Front Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Havana syndrome; anomalous health incident; infrared radiation; retinal burn; thermoacoustic sound generation.

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Figure 1
(A) Acoustic wave induced in a plane model of tissue by a short pulse of IR radiation with energy penetration depth in the tissue of 3.5 mm and radiant exposure of 1 J/m2. The pulse is assumed to be completely absorbed in the tissue and occurs at t = 0 in this figure. (B) Magnitude spectrum of the waveform. Calculated using Equations (6) and (7) of (3) assuming tissue density of 1,109 kg/m3 and heat capacity of 3,390 J/(kg K). For pulses shorter than the stress relaxation time (≈1 μs) the induced TA wave is essentially independent of the pulse duration.
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  • Can the Microwave Auditory Effect Be "Weaponized"?
    Foster KR, Garrett DC, Ziskin MC. Foster KR, et al. Front Public Health. 2021 Dec 23;9:788613. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.788613. eCollection 2021. Front Public Health. 2021. PMID: 35004589 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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