Title :
Diffraction of a radar pulse at a perfectly conducting half-plane
Author_Institution :
Inst. Henri Poincare, Paris, France
fDate :
10/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We analyze the diffraction at a perfectly conducting half-plane located in a dispersive dielectric of an harmonic pulse originating at z=0 at t=0. Using the Laplace transform and generalizing Bateman´s (1959) theorem make it easy to get the solution of this diffraction problem in the image space. The Widder (1974) inversion formula of the Laplace transform yields numerical values of the solution at any time
Keywords :
Laplace transforms; dispersion (wave); electromagnetic wave diffraction; electromagnetic wave propagation; radar theory; Bateman´s theorem; Laplace transform; Maxwell´s equations; Widder inversion formula; diffraction problem solution; dispersive dielectric; harmonic pulse; image space; perfectly conducting half-plane; radar pulse diffraction; radar theory; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Electromagnetic diffraction; Frequency; Harmonic analysis; Laplace equations; Maxwell equations; Optical diffraction; Optical pulses; Radar;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on