Radio frequency electromagnetic fields in large conducting enclosures: Effects of apertures and human bodies on propagation and field-statistics

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 304-310

  Robinson, Martin P ^a   Clegg, Janet ^a   Marvin, Andy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Cavity resonators; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic fields; Propagation; Q factor; Statistics; Transmission line matrix methods; Vehicles

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CAVITY RESONATORS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; Q FACTOR MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY; VEHICLES;

RADIO FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; RADIO FREQUENCY PROPAGATION; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX;

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY;

EID: 33744531376     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2006.873856     Document Type: Article

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