Calculation of the Transient Electric Field Transmitted in a Lossy Medium Radiated by an Equivalent GPR Dipole Antenna

Abstract

The paper deals with the characterization of electric field radiated by a GPR antenna and transmitted into a lossy medium. Realistic bow-tie GPR antenna is modeled as an equivalent dipole antenna with current distribution governed by Hallen integral equation. Electric field transmitted into a lossy medium is determined using Boundary Element formalism for the solution of field integral formulas. Electric field distribution at a certain depth is calculated using this procedure.