Time Domain Measurement of Microwave Absorbers

Abstract

This report describes a prototype time domain metrology system built under contract with the Air Force which could significantly reduce the time required to measure the properties of radar absorbing materials used on aircraft and missiles. During the development of such materials, many measurements are required of dielectric constant and permeability at different microwave frequencies, and by conventional means these can become very tedious. A system has been developed and delivered to the Air Force Avionics Laboratory, WPAFB, which generates subnanosecond rise time pulses, and measures the transient response of samples of the RAM material to these pulses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0892162

Entities

People

  • A. M. Auckenthaler
  • A. M. Nicolson
  • P. G. Mitchell
  • R. M. Mara

Organizations

  • Sperry Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Control Panels
  • Diagrams
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Frequency Domain
  • Laminates
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Measurement
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recording Systems
  • Short Circuits
  • Tape Recorders
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.