Mutual induction and the effect of host conductivity on the em induction response of buried plate targets using 3-D finite-element analysis

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 251-259

  Stalnaker, Jack L ^a,b,c   Everett, Mark E ^a,b   Benavides, Alfonso ^b,d   Pierce Jr , Carl J ^b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Geophysics Center   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Eddy currents; Electromagnetic induction (EMI); Finite element methods (FEMs); Geophysics; Mutual coupling

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION (EMI); HOST/TARGET INTERFACES; MUTUAL COUPLING; UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE (UXO) DETECTION;

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DISCRIMINATORS; EDDY CURRENTS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GALVANIZING; GEOPHYSICS; INDUCTANCE;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 31344446701     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2005.860487     Document Type: Article

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