A possible remedy for the oscillations occurring in thin-wire MOM analysis of cylindrical antennas

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 69, Issue , 2007, Pages 77-92

  Papakanellos, P J ^a   Fikioris, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 33947184972     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER06120502     Document Type: Article

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