A Transport-Theoretic Analysis of Pulse Propagation Through a Random Cloud of Scatterers

Abstract

A systematic development from the Dyson equation and the two- frequency Bethe-Saltpeter equation of a two-frequency radiative transfer equation suitable for pulsed waves in the presence of a random distribution of absorptive discrete scatterers with pair correlations is presented. The main strength of the radiative transfer theory expounded here stems from the fact that it is applicable under conditions of large-angle scattering, statistical inhomogeneities and statistical anisotropies. It accounts, also, for regular refraction (variable scatterer density), absorption and frequency offsets.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA133627

Entities

People

  • A. I. Tsolakis
  • I. M. Besieris
  • W. E. Kohler

Organizations

  • Virginia Tech

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Waves
  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Coefficients
  • Contracts
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electric Fields
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Intensity
  • Military Research
  • Phase Velocity
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Radiation
  • Radiative Transfer
  • Scattering
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering