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Monte Carlo Simulations Of Electromagnetic Wave Scattering From A Random Rough Surface With Three-Dimensional Penetrable Buried Object: Mine Detection Application Using The Steepest-Descent Fast Multipole Method, Magda El-Shenawee, Carey Rappaport, Michael Silevitch Aug 2013

Monte Carlo Simulations Of Electromagnetic Wave Scattering From A Random Rough Surface With Three-Dimensional Penetrable Buried Object: Mine Detection Application Using The Steepest-Descent Fast Multipole Method, Magda El-Shenawee, Carey Rappaport, Michael Silevitch

Carey Rappaport

We present a statistical study of the electric field scattered from a three-dimensional penetrable object buried under a two-dimensional random rough surface. Monte Carlo simulations using the steepest-descent fast multipole method (SDFMM) are conducted to calculate the average and the standard deviation of the near-zone scattered fields. The SDFMM, originally developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, has been modified to calculate the unknown surface currents both on the rough ground and on the buried object that are due to excitation by a tapered Gaussian beam. The rough ground medium used is an experimentally measured typical dry Bosnian soil …


Cross-Well Radar. Ii: Comparison And Experimental Validation Of Modeling Channel Transfer Function, Arvin Farid, Sophia H. Zhan, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport Aug 2013

Cross-Well Radar. Ii: Comparison And Experimental Validation Of Modeling Channel Transfer Function, Arvin Farid, Sophia H. Zhan, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport

Carey Rappaport

Close agreement between theory and experiment is critical for adequate understanding and implementation of the cross-well radar (otherwise known as cross-borehole ground penetrating radar) technique, mentioned in a previous paper by the authors. Comparison of experimental results to simulation using a half-space dyadic Green’s function in the frequency domain requires development of transfer functions to transform the experimental data into a compatible form. A channel transfer function (CTF) was developed to avoid having to model the transmitting and receiving characteristics of the antennas. The CTF considers electromagnetic wave propagation through the intervening media only (soil in this case) and hence …


Cross-Well Radar. I: Experimental Simulation Of Cross-Well Tomography And Validation, Arvin Farid, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport Aug 2013

Cross-Well Radar. I: Experimental Simulation Of Cross-Well Tomography And Validation, Arvin Farid, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport

Carey Rappaport

This paper explains and evaluates the potential and limitations of conducting cross-well radar (CWR) in sandy soils. Implementing the experiment and data collection in the absence of any scattering object, and in the presence of an acrylic plate [a representative of dielectric objects, such as dense nonaqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) pools, etc.], as a contrasting object in a water-saturated soil is also studied. To be able to image the signature of any object, more than one pair of receiving and transmitting antennas are required. The paper describes a method to achieve repeatable, reliable, and reproducible laboratory results for different transmitter-receiver …


Experimental Validation Of A Numerical Forward Model For Tunnel Detection Using Cross-Borehole Radar, Arvin Farid, Jose A. Martinez-Lorenzo, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport Aug 2013

Experimental Validation Of A Numerical Forward Model For Tunnel Detection Using Cross-Borehole Radar, Arvin Farid, Jose A. Martinez-Lorenzo, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport

Carey Rappaport

The goal of this research is to develop an experimentally validated two-dimensional(2D) finite difference frequency domain (FDFD) numerical forward model to studythe potential of radar-based tunnel detection. Tunnel detection has become a subject of interest to the nation due to the use of tunnels by illegal immigrants, smugglers, prisoners, assailants, and terrorists. These concerns call for research to nondestructively detect, localize, and monitor tunnels. Nondestructive detection requires robust image reconstruction and inverse models, which in turn need robust forward models. Cross-Well Radar (CWR) modality is used for experimentation to avoid soil-air interface roughness. CWR is not a versatile field technology …


Electromagnetic Waves In Contaminated Soils, Arvin Farid, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport Aug 2013

Electromagnetic Waves In Contaminated Soils, Arvin Farid, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Carey M. Rappaport

Carey Rappaport

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