The Scattering of an Electromagnetic Wave by a Semi-Infinite Conducting Cylinder Capped by a Conducting Hemisphere in the Long Wavelength Limit

Abstract

The scattering problem differs from the usual long wavelength limit scattering problem--called the Rayleigh scattering problem--in an essential aspect. In the present paper the wavelength lamda is large compared to the radius a, that is ka is small compared to unity. Of course, since the cylinder is semi-infinite, lamda is small compared to the length of the scatterer. In Rayleigh scattering, by contrast, all linear dimensions of the scatterer are small compared to the wavelength.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 1968
Accession Number
ADA023208

Entities

People

  • H. E. Moses

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bessel Functions
  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Differential Cross Sections
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Equations
  • Hemispheres
  • Integrals
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Plane Waves
  • Rayleigh Scattering
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Spectroscopy.