Analysis of Aperture Blockage in Reflector Antennas by Using Obstacle-Located Blockage Currents

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 100-102

  Moldsvor, Arild ^a   Kildal, Per Simon ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APERTURE BLOCKAGE; OBSTACLE-LOCATED BLOCKAGE CURRENTS; PHYSICAL OPTICS INTEGRATION; RADIATION PATTERN;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 0026706034     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.123364     Document Type: Article

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