Plasmonic array nanoantennas on layered substrates: modeling and radiation characteristics.
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Jan 1, 2009
This theoretical/engineering study models arrays of plasmonic core-shell nano-radiators positioned over layered substrates using a Green's function dipole approach. The model is validated with full-wave FDTD simulations. The authors report that nanoparticle arraying and multilayer substrate design can be used to…
Microscopic dynamics of the orientation of a hydrated nanoparticle in an electric field.
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Jan 1, 2009
This paper uses atomistic simulations to examine how a nonpolar nanoparticle suspended in water reorients under an applied electric field. The authors report that molecular-level effects increase the torque relative to continuum estimates and substantially speed up reorientation above a stated field threshold. The…
Influence of mashed potato dielectric properties and circulating water electric conductivity on radio frequency heating at 27 MHz.
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Jan 1, 2008
This engineering study used experiments, computer simulations, and simplified analytical calculations to examine how mashed potato dielectric properties and circulating water electrical conductivity affect RF heating at 27 MHz. The authors report that higher circulating water conductivity and higher salt content in…
Plasma-assembled carbon nanotubes: electric field-related effects.
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Jan 1, 2008
This engineering-focused paper compares carbon nanotube growth in dense low-temperature plasma versus on a substrate surface using hybrid/Monte-Carlo simulations. It reports that plasma parameters strongly influence ion fluxes and nanotube growth kinetics, with large differences in growth rates and fluxes between…
Minimal-SAR RF pulse optimization for parallel transmission in MRI.
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Jan 1, 2008
This engineering study presents an optimization framework to design RF pulses for parallel transmission MRI with the goal of minimizing SAR. Using computer simulations of a 4-channel system, the authors report significant SAR reduction while maintaining excitation pattern quality and without increasing pulse…
Coil design considerations for deep-brain transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS).
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Jan 1, 2008
This engineering-focused conference paper proposes figures of merit to evaluate deep-brain transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) coil designs, focusing on depth penetration, scalp stimulation, focality, and energy. It analyzes circular crown and C-core coils and reports reduced electric-field attenuation with…
Magnetic field distribution and signal decay in functional mri in very high fields (up to 9.4 T) using monte carlo diffusion modeling.
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Jan 1, 2007
This paper models extravascular MRI signal decay (R2/R2*) as a function of blood oxygenation, vessel geometry, and magnetic field strength up to 9.4 T using Monte Carlo diffusion simulations. It reports different vessel-size dependencies for Hahn-spin-echo versus gradient-recalled-echo relaxation across field…