A high sensitivity calibrated electric field meter based on the electric potential sensor

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Aydin, A ^a   Stiffell, P B ^a   Prance, R J ^a   Prance, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electric field meter; Electric potential sensor; Electrometer; Electrostatic measurements

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMETERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; VOLTMETERS;

ELECTROSTATIC MEASUREMENTS; FIELD GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; GROUNDED STRUCTURES; HIGH SENSITIVITY; MAXIMUM SENSITIVITY; NUMERICAL CALIBRATION; TEST STRUCTURE;

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL;

EID: 78649837914     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/21/12/125901     Document Type: Article

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