A COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PHYSICAL-OPTICS SCATTERING BY CONVEX CONDUCTING TARGETS

Abstract

This report describes a digital computer program which uses the physical optics approximation to calculate the scattering properties of convex perfectly conducting targets with arbitrary shape. The target shape is described in terms of the coordinates of a large number of points on the surface. The program handles bistatic as well as backscattering problems. The input data specify the frequency, the incidence angles and the scattering angles. In the CW case, the output data give the complex elements in the scattering matrix. The program also handles the pulse case where the incident waveform has a finite number of cycles. Graphs are included to illustrate typical results for the following target shapes: sphere, spheroids, ogive, and cone.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0669815

Entities

People

  • Jack H. Richmond

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Backscattering
  • Coefficients
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Digital Computers
  • Forward Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Numerical Integration
  • Polarization
  • Scattering
  • Symmetry

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering