DocumentCode
1041671
Title
End-fire echo area of long, thin bodies
Author
Peters, Leon, Jr.
Author_Institution
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Volume
6
Issue
1
fYear
1958
fDate
1/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
133
Lastpage
139
Abstract
The echo area resulting from traveling waves excited on the surface of long, thin bodies is considered. A means of predicting this echo area on the basis of antenna theory is derived. Computed and measured values are compared for a long wire, an ogive, and a shorted polyrod.
Keywords
Antennas; Ogives; Radar scattering cross sections; Traveling wave antennas; Antenna accessories; Antenna measurements; Antenna theory; Dipole antennas; Feeds; Mirrors; Receiving antennas; Reflector antennas; Scattering; Vision defects;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IRE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0096-1973
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1958.1144544
Filename
1144544
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