Surface modes and multi-power law structure in the early-time response of magnetic targets

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.93.023902arXivmath-ph/0401036WikidataQ80480727 ScholiaQ80480727MaRDI QIDQ6469097FDOQ6469097

Authors: Peter B. Weichman 

Publication date: 19 January 2004

Abstract: It was recently demonstrated [P. B. Weichman, Phys. Rev. Lett. {�f 91}, 143908 (2003)] that the scattered electric field from highly conducting targets following a rapidly terminated electromagnetic pulse displays a universal $t^{-1/2}$ power law divergence at early time. It is now shown that for strongly permeable targets, $m{u}_c/m{u}_{b}gg1$, where $m{u}_b$ is the background magnetic permeability, the early time regime separates into two distinct power law regimes, with the early-early time $t^{-1/2}$ behavior crossing over to $t^{-3/2}$ at late-early time, reflecting a spectrum of magnetic surface modes. The latter is confirmed by data from ferrous targets where $m{u}_c/m{u}_b=calO(10^2)$, and for which the early-early time regime is invisibly narrow.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Scattering theory for PDEs (35P25)

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