Skin-Effect Corrections in Immittance and Scattering Coefficient Standards Employing Precision Air-Dielectric Coaxial Lines

Abstract

A comprehensive treatment of exact skin-effect corrections for precision air-dielectric coaxial-line standards is in this paper. The need for these corrections has resulted from recent developments in precision connectors that make the absolute nature of these standards accessible. An important aspect of this application is that it encompasses the large frequency range from Megahertz to Gigahertz frequencies. Corrections for reactance, susceptance, Q, capacitor, and inductor standards, which are important in the HF band, are given. Similarly, corrections for reflection coefficient, VSWR, immittance, and phase are given, which are of interest in the UHF and SHF bands.