• DocumentCode
    2256235
  • Title

    Determining the electrical properties of granite for the VHF range using a parallel-plate capacitor

  • Author

    Swart, James ; Pienaar, Christo ; Mendonidis, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., Vaal Univ. of Technol., Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    13-15 Sept. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    The electrical properties of a sample of granite for the VHF range were determined with the use of a new simple method, in which the granite sample acted as a dielectric material in a parallel-plate capacitor. Conductivity, resistivity and resonance graphs are provided for the VHF range. A mathematical equation for the resonance graph is provided.
  • Keywords
    VHF devices; dielectric resonance; electrical conductivity; electrical resistivity; geophysical techniques; rocks; VHF range; conductivity graph; dielectric material; granite electrical properties; mathematical equation; parallel-plate capacitor; resistivity graph; resonance graph; Capacitors; Conductivity; Equations; Extraterrestrial measurements; Radio frequency; Resonant frequency; Rocks; granite; network analyzer; parallel-plate capacitor; resonance;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON, 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Livingstone
  • ISSN
    2153-0025
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-61284-992-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.2011.6071958
  • Filename
    6071958