Theory of the radiation of surface antennas
Abstract
The characteristics of antennas, located on the surface of conductive bodies are examined. Half-plane, key, circular, and elliptical cylinders are evaluated as to the effect of edges and impedance of surface and finite dimensions on the radiation pattern of a surface antenna. The results of investigation, reduced to the engineering formulas and graphs can be used for the design of antennas, which do not create aerodynamic drag, or for calculations of line source antennas and gratings of arbitrary range.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- August 1982
- Bibcode:
- 1982STIN...8314376Z
- Keywords:
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- Antenna Design;
- Antenna Radiation Patterns;
- Circular Cylinders;
- Elliptical Cylinders;
- Slot Antennas;
- Edges;
- Impedance;
- Plane Waves;
- Traveling Waves;
- Wave Diffraction;
- Communications and Radar