• DocumentCode
    1490492
  • Title

    Contour Integral Representation for Near Field Backscatter From a Flat Plate

  • Author

    Gordon, William B.

  • Author_Institution
    Naval Res. Lab. Div., Sotera, Inc., Rockville, MD, USA
  • Volume
    60
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2587
  • Lastpage
    2589
  • Abstract
    We consider the near field backscatter from a flat plate illuminated by a dipole source. The physical optics scattering integral is reduced to a contour integral evaluated around the boundary edge of the plate.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; integral equations; light scattering; physical optics; boundary edge; contour integral representation; dipole source; flat plate; near field backscatter; physical optics scattering integral; Approximation methods; Backscatter; Integral equations; Physical optics; Radar cross section; Scattering; Vectors; Near fields; physical optics; radar scattering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.2012.2189851
  • Filename
    6180189