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dc.contributor.authorBlanche, Pierre-Alexandre
dc.contributor.authorNeifeld, Mark
dc.contributor.authorPeyghambarian, Nasser
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-31T18:19:31Z
dc.date.available2018-01-31T18:19:31Z
dc.date.issued2017-12-19
dc.identifier.citationA 100,000 Scale Factor Radar Range 2017, 7 (1) Scientific Reportsen
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.pmid29259283
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-017-18131-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/626476
dc.description.abstractThe radar cross section of an object is an important electromagnetic property that is often measured in anechoic chambers. However, for very large and complex structures such as ships or sea and land clutters, this common approach is not practical. The use of computer simulations is also not viable since it would take many years of computational time to model and predict the radar characteristics of such large objects. We have now devised a new scaling technique to overcome these difficulties, and make accurate measurements of the radar cross section of large items. In this article we demonstrate that by reducing the scale of the model by a factor 100,000, and using near infrared wavelength, the radar cross section can be determined in a tabletop setup. The accuracy of the method is compared to simulations, and an example of measurement is provided on a 1mm highly detailed model of a ship. The advantages of this scaling approach is its versatility, and the possibility to perform fast, convenient, and inexpensive measurements.
dc.description.sponsorshipNSF ERC CIAN [EEC-0812072]; NSF PFI:AIR-TT [1640329]; Office of Naval Research [N00014-14-1-0505]en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherNATURE PUBLISHING GROUPen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18131-1en
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2017. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleA 100,000 Scale Factor Radar Rangeen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentUniv Arizona, Coll Opt Scien
dc.identifier.journalScientific Reportsen
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dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen
refterms.dateFOA2018-05-29T11:13:01Z
html.description.abstractThe radar cross section of an object is an important electromagnetic property that is often measured in anechoic chambers. However, for very large and complex structures such as ships or sea and land clutters, this common approach is not practical. The use of computer simulations is also not viable since it would take many years of computational time to model and predict the radar characteristics of such large objects. We have now devised a new scaling technique to overcome these difficulties, and make accurate measurements of the radar cross section of large items. In this article we demonstrate that by reducing the scale of the model by a factor 100,000, and using near infrared wavelength, the radar cross section can be determined in a tabletop setup. The accuracy of the method is compared to simulations, and an example of measurement is provided on a 1mm highly detailed model of a ship. The advantages of this scaling approach is its versatility, and the possibility to perform fast, convenient, and inexpensive measurements.


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