Effect of radar-absorbing materials on RCS of partially coated targets

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 281-284

  Yahia, M ^a   Antar, M ^a   Liu, Hongwei ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Model; Physical optics approximation (PO); Radar cross section (RCS); Radar absorbing materials (RAM); Surface impedance

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TRACKING RADAR;

PHYSICAL OPTICS (PO) APPROXIMATION; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS (RAM); SURFACE IMPEDANCE;

RADAR CROSS SECTION;

EID: 0032485555     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2760(19980405)17:5<281::aid-mop1>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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