Penetration Depth

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Definition:                           

Equation

Parameters

Diagram

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Parameter              

Value

Units

Special Values

Inputs:

 er (rel. permittivity)
r (resistivity)
mr (rel. permeability) 1 for most media
         

Output:

dp (penetrat.  depth)

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bulletThis formula applies to slight conductors.
  • Equal to the inverse of the complex component of the wave number, ki.
  • Equals the distance over which an incident wave decays to 1/e it's initial amplitude.
  • Relative permittivity = dielectric constant.
  • A conductor is "slight" when: 
  • Source:  Applied Electromagnetism Second Edition by Liang Chi Shen and Jin Au Kong, PWS Publishers, Boston, Massachusetts 1987

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