I have done some measurements through a loop antenna similar to that shown in the following picture (all the informations included do not refer to my antenna, it is a picture used only to show its geometry):

My professor has told me that this antenna was sensitive to the electric field orthogonal to the surface of the loop.

So I have the following questions:

• is this true for any loop antenna? Or does it depend on the specific model I use?

• how can I understand which is the direction of electric field which is "catched" by an antenna? I thought to use the radiation pattern, but then I thought that it refers to how it catches power, while I want some informations about the electric field.

I have done some measurements through a loop antenna similar to that shown in the following picture (all the information included does not refer to my antenna, it is a picture used only to show its geometry):

My professor has told me that this antenna was sensitive to the electric field orthogonal to the surface of the loop.

I have the following questions:

• Is this true for any loop antenna? Or does it depend on the specific model I use?

• How can I understand which the direction us of the electric field which is "caught" by an antenna? I thought to use the radiation pattern, but then I thought that it refers to how it catches power, while I want some information about the electric field.