Modeling semi-anechoic electromagnetic measurement chambers

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 79-84

  Holloway, Christopher L ^a   Kuester, Edward F ^b  

^a Institute for Telecommunication Sciences   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CORRELATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FREQUENCIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ATTENUATION MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EMISSION MEASUREMENT; OPEN AREA TEST SITE;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030081895     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.485700     Document Type: Article

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