Title :
Interference of a long dielectric string with a short metallic wire in RCS measurements
Author :
Wei, P.S.P. ; Reed, A.W.
Author_Institution :
Boeing Co., Seattle, WA
Abstract :
When a metal wire supported by a dielectric string is held at broadside to the incident wave, the back-scattered contributions from them are opposite in phase. We present measured RCS patterns and compare these with simulated responses from simple theory. The excellent agreement led us to conclude that both the measurements and the theory are sound.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave interference; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar cross-sections; dielectric string; electromagnetic wave interference; electromagnetic wave scattering; radar cross-section measurement; short metallic wire; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Dielectric measurements; Feedback; Interference; Mice; Phase measurement; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2008.4494561
