Reverberation-chamber research-then and now: a review of early work and comparison with current understanding

The heart of this paper is an English translation (from the original Italian) of an early (1976) paper. Interspersed with this translation is an original critical review (printed in normal text) of the paper. Much of the current theory, models, and analysis techniques associated with reverberation chambers can be directly traced to the original paper by Corona and Latmiral (1976). The paper also contained a number of interesting suggestions and applications that would make excellent research topics. The original paper is considered a classic, even though (prior to this publication), an English translation is difficult to locate and reference. Publication of this translation will help establish some of the origins of reverberation-chamber concepts that we now take for granted.