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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume 48 Number 5, May 2000

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Backscatter Measurements of Thin Nickel-Coated Graphite Fibers

Matthew Hart and C. W. Bruce

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Abstract:

Backscatter cross sections were measured for thin nickel-coated graphite fibers as a function of length. A radiation wavelength of 0.86 centimeters (35 GHz) and fiber lengths varying across the primary resonance spectrum were used. Comparison with recently developed theory shows good agreement, and implications with respect to the effective magnetic permeability are discussed.

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