Experimental determination of resonant frequencies by transient scattering from conducting spheres and cylinders

1 September 1984

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Vol. 32 (9) , 914-918
https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.1984.1143458

Abstract

A new experimental technique to measure resonant frequencies of a target is presented. A Tektronix WP 1310 waveform processing system has been employed, which features signal processing software with extensive control over instruments, waveform manipulations, and graphic display. Numerous transient waveforms scattered from spheres and cylinders of various sizes have been recorded. A recently developed data-processing technique has been described and applied to these transient waveforms to extract their resonant frequencies. With the use of a new window designed to have a low near-sidelobe level, the modified fast Fourier transform (FFT) is shown to be able to improve the measurement capability of the system.

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