• DocumentCode
    1017856
  • Title

    The thickness criterion for single-layer radar absorbents

  • Author

    Knott, Eugene F.

  • Author_Institution
    Georgia Inst. of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Volume
    27
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1979
  • fDate
    9/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    698
  • Lastpage
    701
  • Abstract
    Radar absorbent materials have been classically regarded as "resonant" when they are a quarter-wavelength thick. However, the actual thickness that minimizes the reflectance of a material is hardly ever a quarter-wavelength. If the material is dominantly magnetic in character, the required thickness for minimum reflection may even exceed a half-wavelength.
  • Keywords
    Electromagnetic scattering by absorbing media; Radar scattering; Bandwidth; Dielectric losses; Dielectric materials; Frequency; Inorganic materials; Magnetic losses; Magnetic materials; Radar; Reflectivity; Slabs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1979.1142149
  • Filename
    1142149