An Experimental Study of Radio Wave Propagation in Dissipative Environments.

Abstract

The present report describes the design and the operation of an X-band measuring set-up that was assembled for the purpose of measuring certain basic propagation phenomena which occur in dissipative environments. The present set-up consists of a parallel-plate region which, by employing a Mylar metallized sheet as one of its two plates, represents an improvement that offers many advantages over less flexible instrumentation used in the past. Measurements were taken with the new set-up which verified the basic soundness of the improved instrumentation. In addition, these measurements reconfirmed the presence of a lateral wave at the interface to a lossy dielectric, as already obtained in a preceding effort that was carried out at a different (K-band) frequency. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0725777

Entities

People

  • Theodor Tamir

Organizations

  • New York University Tandon School of Engineering

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Instrumentation
  • K Band
  • Measurement
  • Radio Frequency
  • Radio Waves
  • Wave Phenomena
  • Wave Propagation
  • X Band

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