Radioactively powered pressure transducer with RF pulse output

TRANSDUCERS 2003 - 12th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Digest of Technical Papers

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages 53-56

  Li, Hui ^a   Lal, A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectrics; Electrodes; Electron emission; Ionization; Micromechanical devices; Pressure measurement; Pulse generation; Radio frequency; Radioactive materials; Transducers

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON EMISSION; IONIZATION; MICROSYSTEMS; NANOCANTILEVERS; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; SOLID-STATE SENSORS; TRANSDUCERS;

DIELECTRIC PLATES; IMPULSE EXCITATIONS; INFORMATION TRANSMISSION; MICROMECHANICAL DEVICE; PRESSURE SENSITIVITIES; PULSE GENERATION; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RECIPROCATING PROCESS;

PULSE GENERATORS;

EID: 33748791541     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1215251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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