Three-dimensional computation of reduction in radar cross section using plasma shielding

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6 II, 2005, Pages 2027-2034

  Chaudhury, Bhaskar ^a   Chaturvedi, Shashank ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR PLASMA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Absorption; Electromagnetic wave; Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Plasma; Radar cross section (RCS)

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MICROWAVES; PLASMA DENSITY; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN (FDTD); PLASMA SHIELDING; PLASMA SHROUD; RADAR CROSS SECTION (RCS); RADAR SCATTERING;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 30444450736     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2005.860122     Document Type: Article

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