A Study of Loaded Antennas for Remote Sensing Applications,
Abstract
The radiation of transient signals is studied to determine what conditions antennas must satisfy to minimize the distortion contributed by the antenna. The conditions suggest the use of V configured traveling wave antennas which appear to satisfy to a large degree the conditions necessary for good transient performance. Studied in particular are a cylindrical antenna with tapered resistive loading to achieve an outward traveling wave current distribution, and a new antenna consisting a high-conductivity cylinder terminated by a resistively loaded end-section. The current distribution, input admittance, and the terminal voltage for an impulsive incident field are calculated numerically for these antennas and the numerical results are verified experimentally. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0781388
Entities
People
- G. C. Rose
- R. J. Churchill
- R. S. Vickers
Organizations
- Colorado State University