[AMPS] Propeties of plastics at 10 GHz

[Rich Measures]

>
>Sorry this is not stictly about amps, but I guess someone here might
>know the answer.
>
>We have a student working on using a 10 GHz transmitter (burgler alarm
>type, using a 10GHz Gunn diode) and detector (Schottky diode) to measure
>attenuation caused by cloathing soaked with water (to determine the
>amount of water in the cloathing). We need to find a plastic (or other
>material that we can machine things from) that *absorbs* microwave
>energy at 10 GHz. I don't want a good reflector (metals), but something
>that will attenuate by absorption (ie it would get hot if we used enough
>power).
>
Nylon.  Vinyl.  Delrin.  


Rich...

R. L. Measures, 805-386-3734, AG6K, www.vcnet.com/measures  


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