Title :
UWB passive microwave imagery from static discharge effects
Author_Institution :
Barons Cross Labs., Q-par Angus Ltd., Leominster, UK
Abstract :
It is well known that spark transmitters can be sources of ultra-wideband (UWB) radiation. It is also known that high-voltage low energy static discharges are ubiquitous in nature, whenever there is friction between surfaces. Provided is a simple electromagnetic model and it is suggested that it is feasible to construct an ultra-wideband correlator capable of imaging a region of space containing such sources. This would permit a new window of observation on several physical processes, with applications ranging from observations of ice flows to covert operations.
Keywords :
correlators; discharges (electric); friction; microwave imaging; UWB; electromagnetic model; friction; ice flows; physical processes; spark transmitters; static discharge effects; ultra-wideband; ultra-wideband correlator; ultra-wideband radiation passive microwave imagery;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20045696