Microwave/RF Applicators and Probes

Microwave/RF Applicators and Probes for Material Heating, Sensing, and Plasma Generation, Second Edition, encompasses the area of high-frequency applicators and probes for material interactions as an integrated science. Based on practical experience rather than entirely on theoretical concepts, and emphasizing phenomenological explanations and well-annotated figures, the book represents one of the most important resources on the topics of microwave technologies, applications of RF and microwaves in industry (industrial heating and drying), and microwave engineering. After covering the basics of field-material interactions, the book reviews and categorizes probes and applicators, demonstrates their real-world applications, and offers numerically solved examples. Readers will find valuable design rules and principles of high-frequency applicators and probes for material processing and sensing applications in this expanded edition.

Mehrdad Mehdizadeh is an expert in the interaction of RF and microwave systems with materials for industrial, scientific, and medical applications. His areas of expertise include electromagnetic heating, industrial sensors, characterization of the electrical properties of materials, and RF coils for MRI systems. He has more than 43 years of industry experience, holds 32 patents, and has authored numerous technical publications in these fields. Dr. Mehdizadeh began his career at Philips MRI as an RF engineer and then worked as a Principal Investigator at DuPont Company Central Engineering Research and later at DuPont Electronic Materials (now Qnity Electronics). He is a Senior Member of IEEE, serves on the IEEE Standards Committee, and lives in Pennsylvania, USA.

1. The Impact of Fields on Materials at RF/Microwave Frequencies2. Fundamentals of Field Applicators and Probes at RF and Microwave Frequencies3. Electric Field (Capacitive) Applicators/Probes4. Single-mode Microwave Cavities for Material Processing and Sensing5. Microwave Multimode Cavities for Material Heating6. Applicators and Probes Based on the Open End of Microwave Transmission Lines7. Magnetic Field and Inductive Applicators and Probes at High Frequencies8. RF/Microwave Applicators and Systems for Joining and Bonding of Materials9. Design Considerations for Applicators in Continuous-flow Microwave/RF Processing10. Plasma Applicators at RF and Microwave Frequencies