Measurements and predictions of the RCS of bruderhedrals at millimeter wavelengths

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1071-1079

  Silverstein, J D ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Radar cross sections

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

PHYSICAL OPTICS; RADAR TEST MEASUREMENTS;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 0031191320     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.596894     Document Type: Article

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