Design and realization of a discretely loaded resistive vee dipole for ground-penetrating radars

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Kim, Kangwook ^a   Scott Jr , Waymond R ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipole; Ground penetrating radar; Loaded antenna

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FEEDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESISTORS;

MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS; RESISTIVE FILMS; RESISTIVE VEE DIPOLE (RVD);

GROUND PENETRATING RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 5444231847     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003RS002947     Document Type: Article

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