Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)
TITLE	The Microwave Oven in Behavioral and Biological Research: Electrical and Structural Modifications, Dosimetry, and Functional Evaluation [PDF]
AUTHORS	D.R. Justensen, D.M. Levinson, R.L. Clarke and N.W. King 1971 6 3 237-258
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Abstract Electrical and structural changes are reported by means of which a Tappan R3L electronic oven was modified to permit study of behavioural and biological responses of small animals to a 2450 MHz microwave field. Stable, electronically controlled levels of microwave energy ranging from 400 watts to less than a watt of available power were obtained in the oven’s multi-mode cavity. Evaluative studies with phantom loads of water revealed that the gross spatial distribution of available power with the cavity is essentially uniform with respect to thermalized energy captured by a single load. Methods of measuring and of monitoring available power, effects of complex loads, and data of the thermal responses of irradiated animals are also reported.