Calculation of higher order diffracted fields for multiple-edge transition zone diffraction

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1350-1354

  Holm, Peter D ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Geometrical theory of diffraction; Multiple edge diffraction; Transition zone diffraction

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; GEOMETRY; HEURISTIC METHODS;

GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION; HIGHER ORDER DIFFRACTED FIELDS; MULTIPLE EDGE TRANSITION ZONE DIFFRACTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 2942562828     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2004.827489     Document Type: Article

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