BACKSCATTER FROM SPHERES: A SHORT PULSE VIEW

Abstract

The backscatter from conducting and dielectric spheres, and to a lesser extent from conducting spheres with a relatively thin dielectric coating, is considered in the time domain. Utilizing rigorously computed values of the amplitude and phase of the continuous wave backscatter, short pulses of electromagnetic waves are synthesized by Fourier series. The resultant returns are examined as a function of time, and the individual returns compared with some approximate theories.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 27, 1966
Accession Number
AD0642547

Entities

People

  • J. Rheinstein

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Agreements
  • Amplitude
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Coefficients
  • Computers
  • Continuous Waves
  • Diffraction
  • Digital Computers
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Fourier Series
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering