Effectiveness analysis of lossy dielectric shields for a three-layered human model

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 277-283

  Nishizaw, Shinichiro ^a,b   Hashimoto, Osamu ^a  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Method of moment; Shielding effect; Three layered human model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

LOCAL SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR); WHOLE AVERAGE SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE (SAR);

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 0033098596     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.750223     Document Type: Article

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