Electromagnetic techniques for moisture content determination of materials

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Kaatze, U ^a   Hubner C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MANNHEIM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dielectric models; Dielectric reference materials; Electromagnetic measurement techniques; Electromagnetic sensors; Frequency domain methods; Moisture determination; Time domain methods

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOLUTIONS; SUBMILLIMETER WAVES;

DIELECTRIC MODELS; ELECTROMAGNETIC MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSORS; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN METHODS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; TIME-DOMAIN METHODS;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956429991     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/8/082001     Document Type: Review

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