scholarly journals Superscattering for non-spherical objects

2021 ◽  
Vol 2015 (1) ◽  
pp. 012073
Author(s):  
S.D. Krasikov ◽  
M.A. Odit ◽  
D. A. Dobrykh ◽  
I.M. Yusupov ◽  
A. A. Mikhailovskaya ◽  
...  

Abstract In this work we generalize the notion of superscattering and associate it with a symmetry group of a scattering object. Using the group theory approach we describe a way to spectrally overlap several eigenmodes of a resonator in order to achieve scattering enhancement. Importantly, this can be done by simple variation of geometric parameters of the system, implying that the symmetry is preserved. We also demonstarte that a scattering cross-section limit of a spherical object is not valid for the case of non-spherical geometries. As an example, we use finite-size ceramic cylinder and demonstrate that a dipolar scattering cross-section limit of a spherical object can be exceeded by more then 3 times. The obtained results may be promising for design of antennas and radio frequency identification systems.

Author(s):  
M. K. Lamvik ◽  
A. V. Crewe

If a molecule or atom of material has molecular weight A, the number density of such units is given by n=Nρ/A, where N is Avogadro's number and ρ is the mass density of the material. The amount of scattering from each unit can be written by assigning an imaginary cross-sectional area σ to each unit. If the current I0 is incident on a thin slice of material of thickness z and the current I remains unscattered, then the scattering cross-section σ is defined by I=IOnσz. For a specimen that is not thin, the definition must be applied to each imaginary thin slice and the result I/I0 =exp(-nσz) is obtained by integrating over the whole thickness. It is useful to separate the variable mass-thickness w=ρz from the other factors to yield I/I0 =exp(-sw), where s=Nσ/A is the scattering cross-section per unit mass.


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