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Ianthe Jeanne Dugan and Ryan Knutson

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Authors not listed · 2014

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This particle physics study is incorrectly categorized as EMF health research.

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This appears to be a physics research paper about particle detection at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, not an EMF health study. The research focused on measuring electron detection efficiency in the ATLAS detector using collision data from 2011. This is unrelated to electromagnetic field health effects or biological impacts.

Why This Matters

This entry appears to be misclassified in the EMF health database. The abstract describes high-energy particle physics research at CERN's LHC facility, measuring detector performance rather than biological effects of electromagnetic fields. While particle accelerators do generate EMF, this study examines collision physics and detector calibration, not health impacts. The research has no relevance to everyday EMF exposure from phones, WiFi, or power lines that affect human health. Database users should be aware that this entry doesn't contribute to our understanding of EMF biological effects.

Exposure Information

Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.

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Unknown (2014). Ianthe Jeanne Dugan and Ryan Knutson.
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@article{ianthe_jeanne_dugan_and_ryan_knutson_ce4820,
  author = {Unknown},
  title = {Ianthe Jeanne Dugan and Ryan Knutson},
  year = {2014},
  doi = {10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2941-0},
  url = {http://www.wsj.com/articles/cellphone-boom-spurs-antenna-safety-worries-1412293055},
}
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-014-2941-0

Quick Questions About This Study

No, this CERN research studies particle collision physics, not biological effects of electromagnetic fields. While accelerators generate EMF, this paper focuses on detector performance measurement, not health impacts from electromagnetic radiation exposure.
This measures how accurately the ATLAS detector identifies electrons from particle collisions. It's a technical calibration study for physics experiments, completely unrelated to how electromagnetic fields affect living organisms or human health.
No, this refers to extremely high-energy particle collisions in a research facility, not electromagnetic field exposure levels. The energy scales and physics involved are completely different from EMF sources like phones or WiFi.
Not directly. While accelerators generate electromagnetic fields, this detector calibration research doesn't study biological effects. EMF health research requires studies on living organisms exposed to relevant frequency ranges and power levels.
Database classification errors can occur when automated systems misidentify papers containing electromagnetic terminology. This particle physics research has no connection to EMF health effects despite mentioning electrons and electromagnetic processes in detector systems.