UTD-diffraction coefficients for higher order wedge diffracted fields

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 44, Issue 6 PART 1, 1996, Pages 879-888

  Holm, Peter D ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0000748405     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.509892     Document Type: Article

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