RADAR CROSS SECTIONS FOR TOTALLY REFLECTING SPHERES,

Abstract

The backscatter efficiency factors (radar cross section divided by geometrical cross section) for totally reflecting spheres have been calculated using exact Mie theory. The results are presented both in tabular and graphical form for the size parameter (circumference of sphere divided by wavelength of incident radiation) range from 0.01 to 19.95 in increments of 0.01. Comparison between these theoretical calculations and experimental measurements shows very close agreement (less than 4.4% difference) in five of seven cases. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0659327

Entities

People

  • Larry O. Christian

Organizations

  • Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Backscattering
  • Efficiency
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Reflections
  • Measurement
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radar Signals
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

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