Numerical analysis and optimization of anechoic chambers for EMC testing

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 499-506

  Bornkessel, Christian ^a   Wiesbeck, Werner ^b  

^a Institute of Mobile and Satellite Communication Techniques   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Absorber; Anechoic chamber; EM theory; Propagation

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY;

FINITE DIFFERENCE FREQUENCY DOMAIN METHOD; FINITE INTEGRATION METHOD; NUMERICAL DISCRETIZATION METHOD; RAY OPTICAL METHODS; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX METHOD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 0030212228     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.536082     Document Type: Article

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