A review of RF and microwave techniques for dielectric measurements on polar liquids

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 727-743

  Gregory, Andrew P ^a   Clarke, Robert N ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomedical measurements; Dielectric liquids; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Microwave measurements; Millimetre wave measurements; Moisture measurement; Permittivity measurement; Transmission line measurements; UHF measurements

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; HEALTH RISKS; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BIOMEDICAL MEASUREMENTS; DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS; MILLIMETRE-WAVE MEASUREMENTS; MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; TRANSMISSION-LINE MEASUREMENTS; UHF MEASUREMENTS;

DIELECTRIC LIQUIDS;

EID: 33748295741     PISSN: 10709878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TDEI.2006.1667730     Document Type: Article

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