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Rough surface scattering under Gaussian beam illumination and the Kirchhoff approximation

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dc.contributor.authorTyeryar, Keith Allenen
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:32:49Zen
dc.date.adate2009-04-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:32:49Zen
dc.date.issued1993en
dc.date.rdate2009-04-07en
dc.date.sdate2009-04-07en
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis, an analysis of the scattering of a rough perfect electric conductor (PEC) surface under illumination by a Gaussian beam using the Kirchhoff approximation is presented. The analysis assumes a source distribution which yields a Gaussian beam solution as a radiated field. This field is used to excite a current density on the surface using the Kirchhoff approximation. A vector potential approach utilizes this current to calculate the fields scattered by the surface. The analysis is carried out for the backscatter case and near-normal incidence in order to reduce the final numerical evaluation to a two-dimensional integration. The normalized radar cross-section (NRCS) is calculated and compared with the result for plane wave illumination. The analysis explores the effects of varying the source aperture size, rough surface correlation length and rms height on the NRCS. An asymptotic evaluation of the mean squared field is presented, as well as the mathematical form of the fourth moment of the scattered field. As a further study, the NRCS of a rough surface under a Gaussian tapered plane wave illumination is presented. The interplay of the beam spot and correlation length for such illuminated surfaces is discussed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvi, 79 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-04072009-040449en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04072009-040449/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/41910en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1993.T967.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 28704607en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1993.T967en
dc.subject.lcshElectric conductorsen
dc.subject.lcshGaussian beamsen
dc.titleRough surface scattering under Gaussian beam illumination and the Kirchhoff approximationen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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