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Prather, W.D. et al. (2002). Ultra-Wideband Sources and Antennas. In: Heyman, E., Mandelbaum, B., Shiloh, J. (eds) Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47093-4_13
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