BACK-SCATTERING OF 3.21-CM RADIATION BY WATER BUBBLES

Abstract

Calculations were made of the back-scattering of 3.21-cm waves from water bubbles ranging in diameter, D, from 0.2 to 5.0 cm. Film thicknesses between 2 and 1000 microns were considered. As the diameter increases the back-scattering crosssection shows a gradual upward trend but sharp minima occur at intervals of D which are at integral values of 1/2 wave length. As the film thickness increases there is a general increase of the back-scattering cross-sections with the increase being most pronounced at small film thicknesses. Except at intervals of D close to 1/2 wave length, the back-scattering cross-sections of bubbles are higher than that from water spheres of the same mass. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1960
Accession Number
AD0252268

Entities

People

  • Benjamin M. Herman
  • Louis J. Battan

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diameters
  • Integrals
  • Intervals
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Properties
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.