REFLECTION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FROM A ROUGH SURFACE,

Abstract

It has been shown that in the small wavelength limit the backscattering cross section per unit area from a rough reflecting surface is given by d sigma sub B/d omega = 1/2 P (psi) where P(psi) = the probability that the normal to the surface makes an angle psi with respect to a reference surface. This formula was previously stated without proof in a paper by Salpeter and Treiman. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0615712

Entities

People

  • Margaret G. Kivelson
  • S. A. Moszkowski

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Probability
  • Reflection

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Analytical Mechanics
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.