An improved pulse-basis conjugate gradient FFT method for the thin conducting plate problem

A conjugate-gradient fast Fourier transform (CG-FFT) formulation for the scattering by a thin, perfectly conducting plate is presented. Pulse basis functions and a Dirac delta function are used for expansion and testing purposes, respectively. Particular attention is paid to the generation of the terms in the impedance matrix of the resulting matrix equation. Except for the self-coupling terms, all the other terms are computed by explicit integrations. Comparison with two previously reported pulse-basis CG-FFT formulations shows that the present method is more stable when the error tolerance of the solution is reduced. When sufficient cell discretizations are used, smooth distributions can be obtained which resemble those obtained via rooftop-CG-FFT formulation. The numerical results are further validated by comparing the far-field radar cross section with an analytical technique for a circular plate. >

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