Numerical and experimental processes for the analysis of a wire antenna mounted on a metallic body

The numerical modelization of the electrical connection between a wire and an arbitrarily shaped body is analyzed. Several theoretical approaches are discussed and the principal steps for a rigorous treatment are underlined. Measured data on canonical configurations of wire-to-surface junctions are compared with numerical results. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 15: 267–273, 1997