Study on conformal FDTD for electromagnetic scattering by targets with thin coating

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 79, Issue , 2008, Pages 305-319

  Hu, X J ^a   Ge, D B ^a  

^a XIDIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATED MATERIALS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; RADAR CROSS SECTION;

CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS; CONTOUR PATH INTEGRAL;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 38949184307     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER07101902     Document Type: Article

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