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The scattering of a low frequency electromagnetic wave by a metallic cone, whose base is part of a spherical surface centered on the apex of the cone, is analyzed using a mode matching technique. The dipole contributions to the scattering are obtained in complete generality, and numerical results are presented for a wide range of cone angles. Comparisons of the computed data with the predictions of an empirical formula for the scattering reveal both the strengths and weaknesses of the latter.
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This work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant GP 9642.
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Senior, T.B.A. Low frequency scattering by a finite cone. Appl. Sci. Res. 23, 459–474 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00413219
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