Low-frequency reflectivity approximation for two- and three-dimensional EM absorbers

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 41, Issue 4 PART 1, 1999, Pages 354-360

  Baekelandt, Bart ^a   Olyslager, Frank ^a   De Zutter, Daniël ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Absorber; Green's function; Low frequency approximation

Indexed keywords

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC ABSORBERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 0033220859     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/15.809815     Document Type: Article

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