Microwave permittivity determination in agricultural products

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-52

  Kraszewski, Andrzej W ^a   Nelson, Stuart O ^a  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural products; Dielectric measurements; Microwave dielectric properties; Permittivity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; CAVITY RESONATORS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; PERMITTIVITY MEASUREMENT; PROBES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FREE SPACE MEASUREMENTS; MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; OPEN ENDED COAXIAL PROBE; REFLECTION MEASUREMENTS; TRANSMISSION LINE MEASUREMENTS;

MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT;

WATER;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOOD; FRUIT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NUT; VEGETABLE;

CEREALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOOD; FRUIT; MICROWAVES; NUTS; VEGETABLES; WATER;

EID: 4444382532     PISSN: 08327823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08327823.2004.11688507     Document Type: Article

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