Effects of Type of Polarization On Echo Characteristics
Abstract
The variation in echo signal from a 1/20-scale F-80 aircraft at 9000 mc. is described. Improvement in pattern repetition was obtained by relocating the model higher above the floor surface and elevating the line-of-sight from horn to target to an angle of 3.5 deg with the horizontal. Modifications of the measuring apparatus permitted the transmitting antenna polarization to be varied; the receiving antenna polarization remained linear. The application of this technique to scattering matrix measurements is discussed. The effect of target symmetry on the cross-polarized linear echo and circularly polarized echo is considered.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 17, 1952
- Accession Number
- AD0002493
Entities
People
- E. M. Kennaugh
- R. W. Sloan
Organizations
- Ohio State University