Solid Angle Subtended by a Circular Aperture at Point and Spread Sources: Formulas and Some Tables

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Authors

A.H. Jaffey · Argonne National Laboratory

Abstract

Some formulas for the calculation of the solid angle subtended by a circular aperture at an isotropically emitting point or spread source are presented as well as three tables of solid-angle values.

Topics & Keywords

Antenna Design and Optimization Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Structural Analysis and Optimization

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Review of Scientific Instruments

Volume 25, Issue 4, pp. 349-354

DOI: 10.1063/1.1771061

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