Field Distributions in a Three-Layer Prolate Spheroidal Human Body Model for a Loop Antenna Irradiation

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 1987, Pages 1180-1185

  Uzunoglu, N K ^a   Angelikas, E A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS, LOOP - RADIATION; HUMAN FORM MODELS - RADIATION EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS;

MODE-MATCHING PROCEDURE; SPHEROIDAL WAVE FUNCTIONS; THREE-LAYER PROLATE SPHEROIDAL HUMAN BODY MODEL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 0023436608     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1987.1143991     Document Type: Article

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