The Effect of Small Ground Planes on 9 mm Conical Monopole D-Dot Sensor Response

Abstract

The effect of small ground planes on the response of a 9 mm conical monopole electric field sensor was studied experimentally for fields incident from various angles to the ground plane. This short study was undertaken to investigate the consequences of ground plane diffraction for 200 mm, 400 mm, and 600 mm diameter ground planes. These diameters are typical of those used for practical measurements. Qualitative assessments are made of the effects on the shape and amplitude of the measured pulse and the implications for practical electric field measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADB200116

Entities

People

  • Geoff Staines
  • Sean Braidwood

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Antennas
  • Australia
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diameters
  • Diffraction
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Electronics
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Surveillance
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics