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Scattering from arbitrarily‐shaped lossy dielectric bodies of revolution
Author(s) -
Wu TeKao,
Tsai Leonard L.
Publication year - 1977
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 - 10.1029/rs012i005p00709
Subject(s) - scattering , dielectric , integral equation , mathematical analysis , galerkin method , reciprocity (cultural anthropology) , physics , mathematics , boundary value problem , radar cross section , axial symmetry , t matrix method , optics , geometry , quantum mechanics , psychology , social psychology , nonlinear system
A surface integral equation (SIE) technique is developed to analyze the scattering properties of arbitrarily‐shaped lossy dielectric bodies of revolution. Two coupled vector integral equations formulated via Maxwell's equations, Green's theorem, and the boundary conditions are used. The unknown surface currents (both electric and magnetic) are calculated by, first, Fourier decomposition, and then, the moment method, Galerkin's procedure. The far scattered field and radar cross section (RCS) are then readily determined from the reciprocity theorem and the measurement matrix concept. For a dielectric sphere good agreement is obtained between the SIE and exact solutions. Solutions of a thick dielectric cylinder are next used to demonstrate the arbitrary geometry capability of the SIE method. This method is suitable for homogeneous dielectric bodies and only the axially incident plane wave is considered here. The method also applies for a wide range of dielectric parameters (with ∈ r from 1.44 to 80 and conductivity σ from 0 to 10 3 mho/m).