AUTOMATED DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS WITH A SMALL MONOPOLE IMPEDANCE PROBE
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The automated system achieved residual errors of about .1 dB in return loss and 1° in phase after calibration.
Plain English Summary
After error correction, residual errors were about .1 dB in return loss and 1° in phase. These errors correspond to about 2.5% error in dielectric constant and 12% error in loss tangent for water, and 1.7% and 2.4% for methanol. The probe technique is the only practical approach for in vivo samples but requires multiple measurements for repeatability.
Why This Matters
Interest is increasing in the use of a small monopole antenna as a probe of the dielectric properties of materials, including in vivo and simulated biological tissues. In general, phase errors primarily affect the dielectric constant and return loss errors mainly affect the loss tangent.
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@article{automated_dielectric_measurements_with_a_small_monopole_impedance_probe_g5408,
author = {Unknown},
title = {AUTOMATED DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS WITH A SMALL MONOPOLE IMPEDANCE PROBE},
year = {n.d.},
}