Title :
Radar reflectivity of metallic bodies of revolution
Author :
de Wolf, David A.
Author_Institution :
RCA Labratories, Princeton, NJ, USA
fDate :
9/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that the basic reason why Kerr´s physical optics formula for the reflectivity of an axially viewed perfectly conducting body of revolution is also useful when the wavelength is not small compared to body dimensions is because the electric dipole and the magnetic dipole plus electric quadrupole are the dominant multipole sources for reflection.
Keywords :
Radar scattering; Antennas and propagation; Frequency; Optical surface waves; Physical optics; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Reflectivity; Resonance; Surface waves; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1969.1139485
