RADAR BACKSCATTER FROM SOME LOW CROSS-SECTION SHAPES

Abstract

Radar backscattering measurements have been made on four low cross- section shapes. Results indicate that little improvement is found over the return from a cone-sphere. Comparison of measured data with approximate theoretical calculations shows fair agreement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 16, 1964
Accession Number
AD0431780

Entities

People

  • A. F. Smith

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aeronautical Laboratories
  • Agreements
  • Aspect Angle
  • Backscattering
  • Corporations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Measurement
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Radar Beams
  • Radiation
  • Shape
  • Symmetry
  • Traveling Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Radar Systems Engineering.