The thesis designs, constructs, and tests an electrically small dipole antenna probe for the measurement of electric field distributions induced by a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) coil. Its unique features include high spatial resolution, large frequency band from 100 Hz to 300 kHz, efficient feedline isolation via a printed Dyson balun, and accurate mitigation of noise. Prior work in this area is thoroughly reviewed. The proposed probe design is realized in hardware; implementation details and design tradeoffs are described. Test data is presented for the measurement of a CW capacitor electric field, demonstrating the probe’s ability to properly measure conservative electric fields caused by a charge distribution. Test data is also presented for the measurement of a CW solenoidal electric field, demonstrating the probe’s ability to measure non-conservative solenoidal electric fields caused by Faraday’s law of induction. Those are the primary fields for the transcranial magnetic stimulation. Advantages and disadvantages of this probing system versus those of prior works are discussed. Further refinement steps necessary for the development of this probe as a valuable TMS instrument are discussed.

Creator

• Zolj, Adnan

Contributori

• Noetscher, Gregory
• Ludwig, Reinhold
• Makarov, Sergey N.
• Nummenmaa, Aapo

Degree

• MS

Unit

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Language

• English

Identifier

• etd-041118-133025

Parola chiave

• electric field probe
• biomagnetics
• transcranial magnetic stimulation

Advisor

• Makarov, Sergey N.

Committee

• Ludwig, Reinhold
• Noetscher, Gregory
• Nummenmaa, Aapo

Defense date

• 2018-03-23

Year

• 2018

Date created

• 2018-04-11

Resource type

• Thesis

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Ultima modifica

• 2021-01-06