Reduction of satellite electromagnetic scattering by carbon nanostructured multilayers

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 88, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-73

  Micheli, Davide ^a   Pastore, Roberto ^a   Gradoni, Gabriele ^b   Mariani Primiani, Valter ^c   Moglie, Franco ^c   Marchetti, Mario ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b The Institute for Research in Electronics and Applied Physics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dielectric characterization; Finite element method; Multilayered nanostructures; Particle swarm optimization; Radar absorbing materials; Stealth satellite

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE; DIELECTRIC CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; LAYERED MATERIAL; MULTILAYERED NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOSTRUCTURED MULTILAYERS; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM; SIMPLE GEOMETRIES;

ALGORITHMS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS;

SATELLITES;

EID: 84876147842     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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