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Finite difference time domain implementation of surface impedance boundary conditions

Author:
Luebbers, Raymond J.
Published:
Dec 1, 1991.
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1 electronic document
Additional Creators:
Kunz, Karl S., Beggs, John H., and Yee, Kane S.
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Summary:
Surface impedance boundary conditions are employed to reduce the solution volume during the analysis of scattering from lossy dielectric objects. In the finite difference solution, they also can be utilized to avoid using small cells, made necessary by shorter wavelengths in conducting media throughout the solution volume. The standard approach is to approximate the surface impedance over a very small bandwidth by its value at the center frequency, and then use that result in the boundary condition. Here, two implementations of the surface impedance boundary condition are presented. One implementation is a constant surface impedance boundary condition and the other is a dispersive surface impedance boundary condition that is applicable over a very large frequency bandwidth and over a large range of conductivities. Frequency domain results are presented in one dimension for two conductivity values and are compared with exact results. Scattering width results from an infinite square cylinder are presented as a two dimensional demonstration. Extensions to three dimensions should be straightforward.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19920011431.
Accession ID: 92N20673.
NAS 1.26:190103.
NASA-CR-190103.
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