Title :
Scattering by thin wires
Author :
Solymar, Laszlo ; Pontoppidan, K.
Author_Institution :
Oxford University, Department of Engineering Science, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
The disturbing effect of a thin wire on the radiation pattern of a quarter-wave monopole is measured. Theories based on the geometrical theory of diffraction are shown to give good approximation to the measured results.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; electromagnetic wave scattering; geometrical theory of diffraction; quarter wave monopole; radiation pattern; scattering; thin wires;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760130
