Method of moments analysis of electromagnetic scattering from a general three-dimensional dielectric target embedded in a multilayered medium

Radio Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 305-313

  He, Jiangqi ^a   Yu, Tiejun ^a   Geng, Norbert ^b   Carin, Lawrence ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GALERKIN METHODS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; METHOD OF MOMENTS; MULTILAYERS; REMOTE SENSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; LANDMINE DETECTION;

PLASTIC LAND MINES; RADAR BASED SENSING; THREE DIMENSIONAL DIELECTRIC TARGET; TRIANGULAR PATCH BASIS FUNCTIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DIELECTRIC TARGETS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; FREQUENCY AND TIME DOMAINS; METHOD OF COMPLEX; METHOD OF MOMENTS (MOM); MULTI-LAYERED MEDIUMS; MULTILAYERED GREEN'S FUNCTIONS; TRIANGULAR PATCH;

EID: 0033745247     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999RS002230     Document Type: Article

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