Validation of a three-dimensional transmission line matrix (TLM) model implementation of a mode-stirred reverberation chamber

IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 734-744

  Coates, Alyse ^a   Sasse, Hugh G ^b   Coleby, Dawn E ^c   Duffy, Alistair P ^b   Orlandi, Antonio ^d  

^a Lockheed Martin UK INSYS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mode stirred chamber; Reverberation chamber; Test facilities; Testing; Transmission Line; Transmission line matrix (TLM); Validation

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY; HEURISTIC METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REVERBERATION; STATISTICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MODE-STIRRED CHAMBER; REVERBERATION CHAMBER; TRANSMISSION LINE MATRIX (TLM);

ANECHOIC CHAMBERS;

EID: 36749034770     PISSN: 00189375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEMC.2007.903697     Document Type: Article

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