ID Number		2120
Study Type		Engineering & Physics
Model		THz emissions due to unpeeling of adhesive tape
Details		The authors report that non polarized THz emissions can be generated by unpeeling common adhesive tape, with a peak at 2 THz and a broader peak at 18 THz. The authors postulate the mechanism as tribocharging of the adhesive tape and subsequent discharge, possibly bremsstrahlung with absorption or energy density focusing during the dielectric breakdown of a gas.
Findings		Not Applicable to Bioeffects
Status		Completed With Publication
Principal Investigator		USA
Funding Agency		Private/Instit.
Country		UNITED STATES
References		Horvat, J et al. Opt Lett, (2009) 34:2195-2197
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