Determination of the spatial TDR-sensor characteristics in strong dispersive subsoil using 3D-FEM frequency domain simulations in combination with microwave dielectric spectroscopy

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1137-1146

  Wagner, Norman ^a   Trinks, Eberhard ^a   Kupfer, Klaus ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric spectroscopy; Finite element modelling; Fractional relaxation; HFSS; Lossy dielectrics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS;

FRACTIONAL RELAXATION; LOSSY DIELECTRICS; NETWORK ANALYSER;

SOIL SURVEYS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSORS; SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 34247272952     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/18/4/022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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