DocumentCode
1040505
Title
The theoretical and numerical determination of the radar cross section of a prolate spheroid
Author
Siegel, K.M. ; Schultz, F.V. ; Gere, B.H. ; Sleator, F.B.
Author_Institution
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Volume
4
Issue
3
fYear
1956
fDate
7/1/1956 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
266
Lastpage
275
Abstract
The exact curve is found for the nose-on radar cross section of a perfectly conducting prolate spheroid whose ratio of major to minor axis is 10:1, for values of 
times the major axis divided by the wavelength less than three. The exact acoustical cross section is also found. The mathematical solution is obtained by setting up a series expansion for the scattered wave in terms of two sets of solutions of the vector Helmholtz equation and evaluating the undetermined coefficients in this series by applying the boundary conditions on the surface of the spheroid.
times the major axis divided by the wavelength less than three. The exact acoustical cross section is also found. The mathematical solution is obtained by setting up a series expansion for the scattered wave in terms of two sets of solutions of the vector Helmholtz equation and evaluating the undetermined coefficients in this series by applying the boundary conditions on the surface of the spheroid.Keywords
Radar scattering cross sections; Spheroids; Acoustic scattering; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; High speed optical techniques; Optical scattering; Physics computing; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Resonance; Wire;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-1973
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1956.1144425
Filename
1144425
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