Formal solution to the electromagnetic scattering by buried dielectric and metallic spheres

Radio Science

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Wang, Gong Li ^a   Chew, Weng Cho ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Buried object; Electromagnetic scattering; Multiple reflections

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHTING; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; SPHERES; VECTORS;

BURIED OBJECTS; DIELECTRIC SPHERES; METALLIC SPHERES; MULTIPLE REFLECTION; VECTOR PLANE WAVES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 10944272182     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003RS002976     Document Type: Article

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