Dielectric relaxation effects on permittivity of surface soils

Marcel G. Schaap; Jan M. H. Hendrickx

doi:10.1117/12.604148

10 June 2005 Dielectric relaxation effects on permittivity of surface soils

Marcel G. Schaap, Jan M. H. Hendrickx

Proceedings Volume 5794, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets X; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604148
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The detectability of buried non-conductive objects with high frequency dielectric methods depends strongly on the contrast between the dielectric properties of the object and the surrounding soil. In this study we report on effects of dielectric relaxation phenomena on the dielectric “constant” of five texturally different soils. We found that fine textured soils (loam, silt and clay) exhibit significant decreases in permittivity between 100 and 1000 MHz. It was also found that the strength of the decrease depends linearly on the soil water content and that the high-frequency permittivity of the soils follow the Topp-curve. The changes in permittivity, however, do not significantly increase the detectability of buried non-conductive low-permittivity objects in soil.

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Marcel G. Schaap and Jan M. H. Hendrickx "Dielectric relaxation effects on permittivity of surface soils", Proc. SPIE 5794, Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets X, (10 June 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.604148

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