ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING FROM DIELECTRICALLY COATED AXISYMMETRICAL OBJECTS USING THE GENERALIZED POINT-MATCHING TECHNIQUE (GPMT) .2. NUMERICAL RESULTS AND COMPARISONS

In Part I, the theoretical formulation of a numerical solution to electromagnetic scattering problems encompassing arbitrarily oriented, three-dimensional axisymmetric perfectly conducting or dielectric objects embedded in an axisymmetric dielectric obstacle has been developed in a form suitable for an efficient computer solution. Here, numerical results for a wide variety of scatterer configurations are presented in order to demonstrate the validity and accuracy of our generalized point-matching technique formulation. Whenever possible, the Mie theory, the extended Mie theory, the homogeneous extended boundary-condition method (EBCM), the multilayered EBCM, and the Rayleigh-Gans-Debye approximation have been used in the process of examining the applicability of the suggested method. In all of the cases considered, excellent agreement has been achieved. (C) 1995 Academic Press. Inc.