Figure of merit for low frequency anechoic chambers based on absorber reflection coefficients

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 576-584

  DeLyser, Ronald R ^a,b   Holloway, Christopher L ^a,c   Johnk, Robert T ^a,d   Ondrejka, Arthur R ^a,d   Kanda, Motohisa ^a,d  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c Institute for Telecommunication Sciences   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ABSORBER REFLECTION COEFFICIENTS;

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS;

EID: 0030285805     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.544312     Document Type: Article

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