Currents and Charges on Cylinders in a Parallel-Plate Transmission Line

Abstract

The final report summarizes the results of a 3-year model study to evaluate how well a parallel-plate transmission-line structure simulates an electromagnetic pulse with a plane-wave front. The amplitude and phase of the electric field inside the model simulator have been measured at two high frequencies for which transmission-line theory does not apply. An approximate theoretical representation of the field is used to interpret the measured data. Differences between the actual field and the desired traveling plane-wave field are discussed, and possible methods to improve the field in the simulator are offered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA079597

Entities

People

  • D. J. Blejer
  • M. Krook
  • R. W. P. King
  • T. K. Sarkar
  • T. T. Wu

Organizations

  • Harvard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Charge Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Frequency
  • Generators
  • Impedance
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Metal Plates
  • Plane Waves
  • Radiation
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Simulators
  • Space Probes
  • Standing Wave Ratios
  • Standing Waves
  • Transmission Lines

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering