The Determination of the Dielectric Constants of Aqueous Salt Solutions at Ultra High Frequencies

Authors

W. C. Oelke, Grinnell CollegeFollow
A. Singer, Grinnell College

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The determination of the dielectric constants of aqueous salt solutions is accomplished by an adaptation of the method used by Paul Drude in 1897. A stable ultra high frequency vacuum tube oscillator is used to produce standing waves in an inductively coupled Lecher wire system. The wave length used is 123 cm. The resonant point on the parallel wires, crossed by a condenser containing the salt solution, is used to measure the dielectric constant. The results obtained with KCl and K₂SO₄ solutions indicate that interesting and reliable results may be expected even for good conductors.

Publication Date

1937

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

44

Issue

1

First Page

109

Last Page

109

Copyright

©1937 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Oelke, W. C. and Singer, A. (1937) "The Determination of the Dielectric Constants of Aqueous Salt Solutions at Ultra High Frequencies," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 44(1), 109-109.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol44/iss1/22