Characterization of ultra-wideband bow-tie antennas for ground penetrating radar systems

Microwave Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 186-194

  Soldovieri, Francesco ^a   Prisco, Giancarlo ^b   Brancaccio, Adriana ^b   Leone, Giovanni ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATION; RADIATING COMPONENTS; SCATTERING OBJECTS; ULTRA-WIDEBAND BOW-TIE ANTENNAS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; RADAR ANTENNAS; RELIABILITY;

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 33748448813     PISSN: 01926225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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