On the calibration of a multistatic scattering matrix measured by a fixed circular array of antennas

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 110, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-21

  Litman, A ^a   Geffrin, J M ^a   Tortel, H ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA ARRAYS; ANTENNAS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

CALIBRATION PROCEDURE; CALIBRATION PROTOCOLS; CYLINDRICAL CAVITIES; DIELECTRIC TARGETS; MICROWAVE IMAGING SYSTEMS; MULTISTATIC SCATTERING; QUANTITATIVE IMAGES; SCATTERING MEASUREMENTS;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 78651235971     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER10090302     Document Type: Article

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