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Main Authors: Gal-Katzir, Rotem, Porter, Emily, Mazor, Yarden
Format: Preprint
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.19651
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author Gal-Katzir, Rotem
Porter, Emily
Mazor, Yarden
author_facet Gal-Katzir, Rotem
Porter, Emily
Mazor, Yarden
contents The open-ended coaxial probe (OECP) technique is one of the most commonly used methods for the characterization of homogeneous media properties, especially in the biomedical sciences. However, when considering inhomogeneous media, the effect of the heterogeneity on the probe terminal admittance is unclear, making the measured admittance hard to interpret and relate to the medium properties. In this paper we present an analytical model for the contribution of an isotropic scatterer embedded in an otherwise homogeneous medium to the probe admittance. We utilize rigorous scattering theory and various approximations to obtain simplified, closed-form expressions. Using the obtained results we present a method to accurately extract the scatterer properties from a measurement of the admittance. In addition, we define the sensing depth, and show how it can be mapped as a function of the expected scatterer properties. Full-wave simulations are used to verify the analytical model, and the proposed method paves a path for further generalization to additional scenarios of open-coaxial probe sensing of an inhomogeneous medium.
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spellingShingle Analytical Model For The Contribution Of Small Scatterers to Open-Ended Coaxial Probe Measurements
Gal-Katzir, Rotem
Porter, Emily
Mazor, Yarden
Applied Physics
The open-ended coaxial probe (OECP) technique is one of the most commonly used methods for the characterization of homogeneous media properties, especially in the biomedical sciences. However, when considering inhomogeneous media, the effect of the heterogeneity on the probe terminal admittance is unclear, making the measured admittance hard to interpret and relate to the medium properties. In this paper we present an analytical model for the contribution of an isotropic scatterer embedded in an otherwise homogeneous medium to the probe admittance. We utilize rigorous scattering theory and various approximations to obtain simplified, closed-form expressions. Using the obtained results we present a method to accurately extract the scatterer properties from a measurement of the admittance. In addition, we define the sensing depth, and show how it can be mapped as a function of the expected scatterer properties. Full-wave simulations are used to verify the analytical model, and the proposed method paves a path for further generalization to additional scenarios of open-coaxial probe sensing of an inhomogeneous medium.
title Analytical Model For The Contribution Of Small Scatterers to Open-Ended Coaxial Probe Measurements
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.19651