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Title Anisotropy of Wood. Author(s)NORIMOTO, Misato; YAMADA, Tadashi Citation University (1971), 51: 12-32 Issue Date1971-08-31 URL /2433/53420 Right Type Departmental Bulletin Paper Textversionpublisher Kyoto University The Dielectric Properties of .Wood V, * On the Dielectric Anisotropy of Wood. ** Misato NORIMOTO*** and Tadashi YAMADA*** Abstract--This paper deals with the dielectric anisotropy of wood in relation to the structures of wood and the mechanism of the relaxation process due to the motion of CHzOH group in the disordered region of wood substance. In very high frequency range in which only optical and infra-red polarizations con- tribute to dielectric constant, the value of dielectric constant of wood substance in parallel to grain direction was equal to that in perpendicular to grain direction. The dielectric anisotropy of wood, therefore, is mainly caused by the macroscopic structures. On the other hand, in the frequency range in which the relaxation process due to the motion of dipole contributes to dielectric constant, the value of dielectric constant of wood substance in parallel to grain direction was always greater than that in perpendicular to grain direc- tion, and the frequency corresponding to dielectric loss factor maximum in parallel to grain direction was lower than that in perpendicular to grain direction. These results show that the transition probability of dipole jump to an adjacent site when the electric field applie