DocumentCode :
979231
Title :
The biconical antenna in a radially stratified medium
Author :
Fikioris, John G.
Author_Institution :
Avco Corp., Wilmington, MA, USA
Volume :
13
Issue :
2
fYear :
1965
fDate :
3/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
289
Lastpage :
302
Abstract :
The theory of a transmitting biconical antenna in a radially and continuously stratified medium is developed; its input impedance is computed and plotted vs. its length for various media and cone angles. The medium extends to infinity and is characterized by a complex dielectric factor 
, where 
is the radial distance from the center of the antenna. For the "stratification function" the form 
is considered, where 
and 
are constant parameters, in general complex. The plots clearly exhibit all effects of dissipation and stratification expected on physical grounds and observed experimentally for dipole antennas.
, where is the radial distance from the center of the antenna. For the "stratification function" the form is considered, where and are constant parameters, in general complex. The plots clearly exhibit all effects of dissipation and stratification expected on physical grounds and observed experimentally for dipole antennas.Keywords :
Biconical antennas; Electromagnetic propagation in absorbing media; Antenna theory; Dielectrics; Dipole antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Impedance; Lenses; Maxwell equations; Nonhomogeneous media; Plasmas; Transmitting antennas;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1965.1138402
Filename :
1138402
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