Scattering from a finite length rod with endpoint contribution

A uniform, high frequency analysis for calculating scattering from thin, finite length cylinders is presented. The cylinder diameter is assumed to be small (on the order of a wavelength or less) so that the modal solution is valid. The total field consists of the incident field, the scattered field from the specular point, and two endpoint contributions. A thin wire tip diffraction coefficient (TDC) is developed for calculating the end point contributions. The incident fields are those of a spherical source radiating throughout space. While the specularly scattered field and end point contributions are discontinuous, these discontinuities cancel each other, resulting in a uniformly continuous total field. Good agreement is obtained between measured and calculated results.