STUDIES IN RADAR CROSS SECTIONS XLVII. DIFFRACTION AND SCATTERING BY REGULAR BODIES-I: THE SPHERE
Abstract
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCATTERING PROPERTIES OF SELECTED BODIES OF SIMPLE SHAPE IS SUMMARIZED. Some of the more useful forms of solution of the problem of the diffraction of electromagnetic energy by a sphere, both exact and approximate, are given. Also a brief account of the methods of derivation is included. Wherever possible references are presented to tabulations of the functions and series involved, particularly in connection with the standard Mie solution. A description is given of the Mie solution since this is the starting point for most of the other approaches. High frequency scattering behavior is discussed using the approach based on the Watson transform. The physical optics approach is considered insofar as it applies to the sphere problem.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0273006
Entities
People
- B. A. Harrison
- R. E. Kleinman
- R. F. Goodrich
- T. B. Senior
Organizations
- University of Michigan