INVERSE SCATTERING INVESTIGATION

Abstract

A brief review of the salient features of the theoretical investigation of the c.w. bistatic inverse scattering problem is presented. The effect of changing the origin of the coordinate system upon the convergent properties etc., of the spherical vector wave function representation of the near scattered field and the surface loci Ex E*=0, is discussed. It is pointed out that a great deal of analysis remains to be done in this area. The determination of the surface of the scattering body from knowledge of the local total electric field is given. Emphasis is placed upon the generalization of the condition Ex E*=0 as applied to perfectly-conducting bodies, to scattering surfaces characterized by the impedance boundary condition. Properties of the matrix inversion associated with the determination of the expansion coefficients from far field data are discussed. Some numerical results are presented, and restrictions upon the choice of aspect angles are deduced.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0675640

Entities

People

  • Vaughan H. Weston
  • Wolfgang M. Boerner

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Properties
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetism
  • Far Field
  • Geometry
  • Inverse Scattering
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Near Field
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Spherical Waves
  • United States
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering