Electronically steerable plasma mirror based radar - Concept and characteristics

IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 38-44

  Mathew, J ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Oak Ridge National Laboratory ^*

^e AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PHASED ARRAYS; BANDWIDTH; CATHODES; ELECTRIC WAVEFORMS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVES; MIRRORS; PLASMA DEVICES; STEERING; SWITCHING; TEMPERATURE;

ELECTRONIC STEERING; MICROWAVE REFLECTORS; PLASMA MIRROR; PLASMA SHEET; RADAR BEAM; SWITCHING TIMES;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030258472     PISSN: 08858985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/62.538801     Document Type: Article

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