Multiple scattering of electromagnetic waves from two infinitely conducting prolate spheroids which are centered in a plane perpendicular to their axes of revolution

In this new work on multiple scattering of electromagnetic waves from two infinitely conducting prolate spheroids, we study the configuration corresponding to two scatterers centered in a plane perpendicular to their parallel axes of revolution. As in a previous paper we have pointed out the influence of a shape factor on the multiple scattering cross section (MSCS). This shape factor is independent of the state of polarization of the incident plane wave. The multiple scattering cross section is calculated at oblique incidence with two identical prolate spheroids described by c = 5 and ξ = 1.1547 and located according to two particular configurations. As an illustration, some MSCS patterns are presented here. They are drawn in several azimuthal planes and in the equatorial (or broadside) plane. We note the existence of lobes located along the polar axis in particular azimuthal planes. In the equatorial plane the lobes are differently located according to the position of the centers of spheroids in this plane. It must be noted that the number of lobes increases when the distance between the centers of the spheroids also increases.