Monopole Antennas on Electrically Thick Conducting Cylinders. Volume I. Experimental Design; Admittance and Impedance Measurements.

Abstract

A summary of research in electromagnetic phenomena is presented. This review consists of a logically arranged outline of topics with brief summaries and references to the relevant Technical Reports followed by a listing of all Technical Reports and publications resulting from these investigations. The main headings are: Antennas; Coupled Antennas and Arrays; Antennas and Waves in Dielectric, Conducting, or Plasma Media; and Miscellaneous Topics. The bulk of this two-volume report is comprised of the results of a rigorous experimental study of monopole and dipole antennas modified to have electrically thick conducting cylinders at their centers. This configuration has many practical applications including antennas on shipboard or spacecraft where the satellite, rocket frame, or ship's hull has physical dimensions on the order of a wavelength. Since no exact analytical formulation was available, the experimental design was precisely constructed to give the admittance, impedance, distributions of current and charge, and radiation patterns to a high degree of experimental accuracy. In this, the first volume of the report, a complete description of the experimental design, apparatus, and system of calibration is given along with the measured admittance and impedance results.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014113

Entities

People

  • Lee J. Cooper
  • Ronold W. P. King

Organizations

  • Harvard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calibration
  • Coupled Antennas
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Experimental Design
  • Impedance
  • Measurement
  • Monopole Antennas
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Business Analytics
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster