Wideband partially-covered bowtie antenna for ground-penetrating-radars

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 71, Issue , 2007, Pages 211-226

  Atteia, G E ^a   Shaalan, A A ^a   Hussein, K F A ^b  

^a Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^b ELECTRONICS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Egypt)

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EID: 34147105535     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07030101     Document Type: Article

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