title: Evaluation of the electromagnetic field level emitted by medium frequency AM broadcast stations.
abstract: In order to estimate the level of the electromagnetic field produced by telecommunication systems, different computational techniques can be employed whose complexity depends on the accuracy of the final results. In this paper, we present the validation of a code based on the method of moments that allows us to analyse the electromagnetic field emitted by radio-communication systems operating at medium frequencies. The method is able to provide an accurate estimate of the levels of electromagnetic field produced by this type of device and, consequently, it can be used as a method for verifying the compliance of the system with the safe exposure level regulations and population protection laws. Some numerical and experimental results are shown relevant to an amplitude modulated (AM) radio transmitter, together with the results of a forthcoming system that will be operative in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of Tuscany (ARPAT)--Department of Pisa, Via Vittorio Veneto 27, 56127 Pisa, Italy. g.licitra@arpat.toscana.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Licitra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bambini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barellini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monorchio
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogovich
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D007558:Italy; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011834:Radiation Monitoring; D011846:Radio Waves; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012984:Software; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation; D019371:Topography, Medical / Q000379:methods