Statistics of Multiple Extraneous Signals on a Compact Range
Authors: John R. Jones, Esko A. Jaska
Publication: AMTA 1991
Copyright Owner: NSI-MI Technologies
Multiple mechanisms for the generation of extraneous signals exist in a compact range. These include edge diffraction, scattering from surface imperfections, direct feed radiation, and scattering from absorber or other objects in the range. The field quality in the quiet zone is the resultant of the direct signal and these multiple scattering mechanisms.
Since the scattering mechanisms are independent, their effects are often modeled independently and statistically combined to yield an estimate of quiet zone field quality. This paper examines the statistics of multiple independent extraneous signals in a compact range. It is shown that the amplitude ripple produced by an extraneous signal computed as the root sum of the squares (RSS) of the individual extraneous signals does not correctly predict the final quiet zone amplitude ripple.
Theoretical results for scattering from multiple thin gaps in the surface of a compact range are presented and statistical computer models are used to demonstrate the computation of the resultant compact range quiet zone.