EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION OF THE CREEPING WAVE PHENOMENON IN BACKSCATTER USING A SHORT PULSE RADAR SYSTEM

Abstract

The short pulse radar return of two bodies was measured to determine the contribution of individual scattering elements to the overall cross section. Evidence is presented which appears to verify the existence of the creeping wave echo and shows it to be the predominant contribution to the return from these bodies at nose-on incidence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 1965
Accession Number
AD0612537

Entities

People

  • D. E. Foreman
  • D. F. Sedivec

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amplitude
  • Aspect Angle
  • Attenuation
  • Backscattering
  • Discontinuities
  • Dynamics
  • High Resolution
  • Light Scattering
  • Massachusetts
  • Nanosecond Time
  • Nose Tips
  • Pulse Amplitude
  • Radar
  • Scattering
  • United States
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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