https://physlab-wiki.com/ 2026-04-14T16:16:40+00:00 https://physlab-wiki.com/ https://physlab-wiki.com/lib/tpl/UChicago/images/favicon.ico text/html 2022-06-06T13:04:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://physlab-wiki.com/phylabs/lab_courses/supplemental-material/software-and-equipment/50_ohm_terminator/start?rev=1654535057&do=diff Coaxial cable ---------- A coaxial cable has its own characteristic inductance per length and capacitance per length. Interestingly, when the total impedance is computed, the factors of length from each of these contributions cancel out, leading to a fixed total impedance that is $R_{\mathrm{int}} = 1 \;\mathrm{M}\Omega = 10^6\Omega$$R_{\mathrm{term}}$