Electromagnetic Scattering from an Inhomogeneous Object by Ray Tracing

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 517-525

  Kim, Hyeongdong ^a   Ling, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CYLINDERS; SPHERES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; INHOMOGENEOUS OBJECTS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026867506     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.142626     Document Type: Article

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