Miniature open-ended coaxial probes for dielectric spectroscopy applications

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-53

  McLaughlin, B L ^a   Robertson, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC LINES; MICROWAVES; TISSUE;

COAXIAL PROBES; COAXIAL TRANSMISSION LINE; LIVER TISSUE;

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES;

EID: 33947691670     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/1/S08     Document Type: Conference Paper

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