Small Radar Cross Section Measurements

Abstract

Two methods of measuring radar cross sections as small as 10 to the minus 10 power sq m are described. The first technique uses the return signal from a doppler radar. The second relates radar cross section to variation in VSWR produced by the target when placed in a waveguide. These methods were used to measure the cross section of mosquitoes. Results of these measurements at both X and Ku-bands are included. Calibration techniques are discussed for both methods of cross section measurement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0749788

Entities

People

  • Allan B. Tarbell

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air
  • Calibration
  • Compressed Air
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Radar
  • Frequency
  • Ku Band
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Targets
  • United States
  • Waveguides
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Fluid Dynamics.