Universal early-time response in high-contrast electromagnetic scattering

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.91.143908arXivmath-ph/0306054WikidataQ79283867 ScholiaQ79283867MaRDI QIDQ6468962FDOQ6468962

Publication date: 23 June 2003

Abstract: The time-domain response of highly conducting targets following a rapidly terminated electromagnetic pulse displays three distinct regimes: early, intermediate and late time. The intermediate and late times are characterized by a superposition of exponentially decaying eigenmodes. At early time an ever increasing number of rapidly decaying modes contribute, with the result that the scattered electric field displays a universal

t^{- 1 / 2}

power law which emerges from the diffusive decay of a pattern of surface currents induced by the pulse. The power law amplitude reflects the surface geometry of the target, a property that may prove useful in buried target classification in geophysical remote sensing applications.

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