Transient response of a thin-wire antenna or scatterer near a conducting ground plane

Using frequency domain integral equation solutions for the current flowing on a thin-wire antenna or scatterer located over a perfectly conducting ground plane, the time domain response of the current is determined by Fourier inversion. Typical results are presented along with summary curves depicting the shift in fundamental frequency of oscillation and the change in damping constants for the fundamental mode as the wire position is varied.