Title :
Scattering From an Impedance Object at the Edge of a Perfectly Conducting Wedge
Author :
Ghassemiparvin, Behnam ; Altintas, Ayhan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bilkent Univ., Ankara, Turkey
Abstract :
In this study, scattering from impedance bodies positioned at the edge of a perfectly electrically conducting wedge is investigated. In the treatment of the problem, eigenfunction expansion in terms of spherical vector wave functions is employed. A complete dyadic Green´s function for the spherical impedance boss at the edge is developed. It is observed that the scattering is highly enhanced by the edge guided waves. Additionally, using T-matrix method, the solution is extended to the general case of irregularly shaped scatterers. The T-matrix solution is verified by applying it to the case of a spherical scatterer and results are compared with the dyadic Green´s function solution.
Keywords :
Green´s function methods; eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; electromagnetic wave scattering; matrix algebra; wave functions; T-matrix method; complete dyadic Green´s function; edge guided waves; eigenfunction expansion; impedance body; impedance object; irregularly shaped scatterers; perfectly electrically conducting wedge; scattering; spherical impedance; spherical vector wave functions; Green´s function methods; Impedance; Scattering; Surface impedance; Surface waves; Vectors; Wave functions; Dyadic Green´s function; T-matrix; electromagnetic scattering; spherical vector wave functions; wedge scattering;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.2013.2290115