DocumentCode
1004536
Title
Optimization of radar cross section of N-port loaded scatterers
Author
Harrington, Roger F. ; Mautz, Joseph R.
Author_Institution
Syracuse Univ., NY USA
Volume
22
Issue
5
fYear
1974
fDate
9/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
697
Lastpage
701
Abstract
A procedure for obtaining the reactive loads of an 
-port loaded scatterer to maximize the radar cross section is given. The method involves obtaining the real port currents which maximize radiation power gain and then resonating these currents to make them the dominant characteristic mode of the body.If the scatterer is loss-free and the loads are closely spaced, a large but very frequency sensitive scattering cross section is obtained. This behavior is basically the same as that of supergain behavior in antenna theory.
-port loaded scatterer to maximize the radar cross section is given. The method involves obtaining the real port currents which maximize radiation power gain and then resonating these currents to make them the dominant characteristic mode of the body.If the scatterer is loss-free and the loads are closely spaced, a large but very frequency sensitive scattering cross section is obtained. This behavior is basically the same as that of supergain behavior in antenna theory.Keywords
Loaded scatterers; Radar scattering cross sections; Antenna theory; Bistatic radar; Circuits; Impedance; Military computing; Modal analysis; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Resonance;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1974.1140862
Filename
1140862
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