A ray-shooting approach is presented for calculating the interior radar cross section (RCS) from a partially open cavity. In the problem considered, a dense grid of rays is launched into the cavity through the opening. The rays bounce from the cavity walls based on the laws of geometrical optics and eventually exit the cavity via the aperture. The ray-bouncing method is based on tracking a large number of rays launched into the cavity through the opening and determining the geometrical optics field associated with each ray by taking into consideration: (1) the geometrical divergence factor, (2) polarization, and (3) material loading of the cavity walls. A physical optics scheme is then applied to compute the backscattered field from the exit rays. This method is so simple in concept that there is virtually no restriction on the shape or material loading of the cavity. Numerical results obtained by this method are compared with those for the modal analysis for a circular cylinder terminated by a PEC plate. RCS results for an S-bend circular cylinder generated on the Cray X-MP supercomputer show significant RCS reduction. Some of the limitations and possible extensions of this technique are discussed. >

Shooting and bouncing rays: calculating the RCS of an arbitrarily shaped cavity

Before the emergence of ultra-wideband (UWB) radios, widely used wireless communications were based on sinusoidal carriers, and impulse technologies were employed only in specific applications (e.g. radar). In 2002, the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) allowed unlicensed operation between 3.1–10.6 GHz for UWB communication, using a wideband signal format with a low EIRP level (−41.3dBm/MHz). UWB communication systems then emerged as an alternative to narrowband systems and significant effort in this area has been invested at the regulatory, commercial, and research levels.

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques and Antennas and Propagation Announce a Joint Special Issue on Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Technology

High-resolution spectra of Galactic black holes (GBHs) reveal the presence of highly ionized absorbers. In one GBH, accreting close to the Eddington limit for more than a decade, a powerful accretion disc wind is observed to be present in softer X-ray states and it has been suggested that it can carry away enough mass and energy to quench the radio jet. Here we report that these winds, which may have mass outflow rates of the order of the inner accretion rate or higher, are a ubiquitous component of the jet-free soft states of all GBHs. We furthermore demonstrate that these winds have an equatorial geometry with opening angles of few tens of degrees, and so are only observed in sources in which the disc is inclined at a large angle to the line of sight. The decrease in Fe xxv/Fe xxvi line ratio with Compton temperature, observed in the soft state, suggests a link between higher wind ionization and harder spectral shapes. Although the physical interaction between the wind, accretion flow and jet is still not fully understood, the mass flux and power of these winds and their presence ubiquitously during the soft X-ray states suggest they are fundamental components of the accretion phenomenon

Ubiquitous equatorial accretion disc winds in black hole soft states

The newly released IEEE Std C95.1™-2019 defines exposure criteria and associated limits for the protection of persons against established adverse health effects from exposures to electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields, in the frequency range 0 Hz to 300 GHz. The exposure limits apply to persons permitted in restricted environments and to the general public in unrestricted environments. These limits are not intended to apply to the exposure of patients by or under the direction of physicians and care professionals, as well as to the exposure of informed volunteers in scientific research studies, or to the use of medical devices or implants. IEEE Std C95.1™-2019 can be obtained at no cost from the IEEE Get Program https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8859679.

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Synopsis of IEEE Std C95.1™-2019 “IEEE Standard for Safety Levels With Respect to Human Exposure to Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields, 0 Hz to 300 GHz”

The biocompatibility of millimeter-wave devices and systems is an important issue due to the wide number of emerging body-centric wireless applications at millimeter waves. This review article provides the state of knowledge in this field and mainly focuses on recent results and advances related to the different aspects of millimeter-wave interactions with the human body. Electromagnetic, thermal, and biological aspects are considered and analyzed for exposures in the 30-100 GHz range with a particular emphasis on the 60-GHz band. Recently introduced dosimetric techniques and specific instrumentation for bioelectromagnetic laboratory studies are also presented. Finally, future trends are discussed.

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Millimeter-wave interactions with the human body: state of knowledge and recent advances

Spectral method for multiple edge diffraction by a flat strip

A high-frequency asymptotic method has been applied to formulate E-polarized plane wave diffraction by a thick slit. The slit structure is regarded as an open-ended parallel plane waveguide cavity, and the excitation of the waveguide modes and their reradiation are derived from a ray-mode conversion technique. Comparison with another method reveals the validity and effectiveness of our formulation.

Hybrid Ray-Mode Analysis of E-Polarized Plane Wave Diffraction by a Thick Slit

The dependence of the specific absorption rate (SAR) on ear shape and head size have been investigated using human-head and cellular-phone models. Cubical and realistic head models were used. Various ear shapes were used with the cubical head model whereas a low-loss thin ear or a lossy realistic ear was used with the realistic head models. The SAR distribution depends significantly on the shape of the ear, regardless of the head model. The effects of the head size have been investigated using a 90th-percentile head model and a Japanese-average head model. The head size has considerably less effect than the ear shape. The measurement results have been validated by numerical calculation, and support the use of the specific anthropomorphic mannequin (SAM) standard head model.

Effects of Ear Shape and Head Size on Simulated Head Exposure to a Cellular Phone

In this paper, a high frequency asymptotic ray technique has been applied to analyze electromagnetic plane wave scattering by a partially filled trough. In the formulation, the modal description has been retained inside the waveguide region. Coupling between the waveguide modes and coupling between modes and rays at the aperture are treated systematically by using matrix form. Though multiple diffraction effects are included here, we also need to consider the radiation contribution from evanescent modes. This can be a considerable amount when the width of the aperture gets very narrow, and only very few modes become propagating ones in the parallel plane waveguide region. >

Ray mode coupling analysis of EM wave scattering by a partially filled trough

Kirchhoff approximation (KA) method has been applied for ray-mode conversion to analyze the plane wave scattering by conducting thick slits. The scattering fields can be considered as field radiations from equivalent magnetic current sources assumed by closing the aperture of the slit. The obtained results are compared with those of other methods to validate the accuracy of the proposed formulation in different conditions of slit dimension. key words: kirchhoff approximation, plane wave scattering, conducting thick slit

Hiroshi Shirai

Papers

Spectral method for multiple edge diffraction by a flat strip

Hybrid Ray-Mode Analysis of E-Polarized Plane Wave Diffraction by a Thick Slit

Effects of Ear Shape and Head Size on Simulated Head Exposure to a Cellular Phone

Ray mode coupling analysis of EM wave scattering by a partially filled trough

Kirchhoff Approximation Analysis of Plane Wave Scattering by Conducting Thick Slits