Electromagnetic Scattering of a Small Spherical Obstacle Near the Ground,

Abstract

The field scattered by an ungrounded conducting sphere above a ground plane is considered. The quasi-static solution is facilitated by the use of bispherical coordinates. The approximate solution obtained by considering only the interaction of dipole modes with the interface is presented, for comparison. The general results are used to calculate the backscatter of a low frequency ground wave by a small obstacle. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 23, 1971
Accession Number
AD0730293

Entities

People

  • David A. Hill
  • James R. Wait

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Forward Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering