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Current in a Scattering Antenna Embedded in a Dissipative Half Space
Author(s) -
Tuan H. S.,
King Ronold W. P.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1002/rds19661111309
Subject(s) - physics , diffraction , optics , dissipative system , dipole , antenna (radio) , dipole antenna , current (fluid) , scattering , radiation pattern , perpendicular , computational physics , plane wave , mathematics , telecommunications , computer science , geometry , quantum mechanics , thermodynamics
The current distribution on a half‐wave dipole antenna embedded in a conducting half space is investigated. The dipole antenna is parallel to the plane of the interface between the two media. It is illuminated by a diffracted inhomogeneous plane wave with perpendicular magnetic field vector. The current distribution is found mainly cosinusoidal with a shifted cosine correction term. A numercial analysis is given for the case where the dissipative medium has average earth constants. variations of the current due to different angles of incidence are also investigated.