Keysight E4981A 120 Hz/1 kHz/1 MHz Capacitance Meter
User Manual
4  Setting up Measurement Conditions and Display
This chapter describes how to initialize the instrument, set up the 
measurement conditions and display. It also describes how to save/recall the 
instrument setup state, including the measurement conditions.
Selecting Measurement Parameters
You can select one of the measurement parameter combinations shown in 
Table 4-1.
Each parameter is described below.
Table 4-1  Measurement parameters
Primary parameter Secondary parameter
Cp D, Q, G, Rp
Cs D, Q, Rs
Cp: Capacitance value measured using the parallel equivalent circuit model
Cs: Capacitance value measured using the series equivalent circuit model
D: Dissipation factor
Q: Quality factor (inverse of D)
G: Equivalent parallel conductance measured using the parallel equivalent circuit model
Rp: Equivalent parallel resistance measured using the parallel equivalent circuit model
Rs: Equivalent series resistance measured using the series equivalent circuit model