Title :
On the number of Costas arrays as a function of array size
Author :
Silverman, J. ; Vickers, V.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of US Air Force, Rome Air Development Center, Hanscom, AFB, MA
fDate :
7/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A conjecture that the number of Costas arrays is a monotonic increasing function of array size is disproved by extension of the known values to n=17. A probabilistic estimation formula is developed which predicts the peak at n=16 and tracks the known values to (typically) 5-6%
Keywords :
radar theory; Costas arrays; array size; known values; monotonic increasing function; probabilistic estimation formula; radar; Content addressable storage; Galois fields; Interpolation; Kernel; Low pass filters; Radar tracking; Signal generators; Signal processing; Sonar;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
