A microwave resonant sensor for concentration measurements of liquid solutions

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1857-1864

  Gennarelli, Gianluca ^a   Romeo, Stefania ^a   Scarfi, Maria Rosaria ^a   Soldovieri, Francesco ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concentration sensor; liquid solutions; microwave sensor; rectangular waveguide cavity

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT; CONCENTRATION SENSORS; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; LIQUID SOLUTION; MICROWAVE RESONANT SENSORS; RESONANCE FREQUENCIES; TRANSMISSION COEFFICIENTS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE SENSORS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; SCATTERING PARAMETERS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84876113625     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2244035     Document Type: Article

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