SQUARE VAN ATTA REFLECTOR WITH OR WITHOUT A CONDUCTING PLATE

Abstract

A theoretical investigation of a square Van Atta reflector consisting of half wave dipoles mounted above and parallel to a conducting plate was carried out. Each pair of antenna elements was represented by an equivalent circuit, using x-circuits for the transmissionlines. The mutual impedance between the antenna elements and the reradiation both from the elements and from the plate was taken into account. The influence of the conducting plate was treated by using the theory of images. The scattering cross section of the reflector was examined analytically and numerically. The numerical results were compared with experimental results obtained by others.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0647695

Entities

People

  • Erik D. Nielsen
  • Tove Larsen

Organizations

  • Technical University of Denmark

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Angle Of Incidence
  • Antennas
  • Birds
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Dipoles
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetism
  • Impedance
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Plane Waves
  • Reflectors
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Phased Array Antenna Design.