Multifrequency measurements of dielectric properties using a transmission-type overmoded cylindrical cavity

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1408-1418

  Cheng, Guoxin ^a   Yuan, Chengwei ^a   Ma, Xiaoxiong ^b   Liu, Lie ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Hunan Electric Testing and Research Institute   (China)

Author keywords

Complex permittivity; dielectric materials; multifrequency measurement; resonant cavity; transmission type

Indexed keywords

CAVITY DIMENSION; COATING LAYER; COMPLEX PERMITTIVITY; CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE; CYLINDRICAL CAVITIES; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; LOSS TANGENT; MULTIFREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS; OVERMODED; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; RESONANT CAVITY; RESONANT FREQUENCIES; RESONANT STRUCTURES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; S-PARAMETERS; UNLOADED Q;

CHARACTERIZATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIGITAL INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; ERROR ANALYSIS; NAPHTHALENE; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PERMITTIVITY; POLYETHYLENES; RADIO BROADCASTING; RADIO TRANSMISSION; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SODIUM; THERMOPLASTICS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955950627     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2011.2123105     Document Type: Conference Paper

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