Scattering by closely spaced infinite cylinders in an absorbing medium

Scattering by closely spaced parallel infinite cylinders in an absorbing medium is considered in this paper. The source wave is arbitrarily polarized and propagates in a general direction at the cylinders. The formulation utilizes the Hertz potential approach, and the scattering cross section and intensity distribution in the far-field are developed. Numerical results are presented to illustrate the influence of the absorbing medium on the scattering properties of two configurations of closely-spaced cylinders.