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| Preface to the Second Edition | |
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| Preface to the First Edition | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Overview | |
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| Radar Systems | |
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| Electromagnetics | |
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| RCS Phenomenology | |
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| Absorbing Materials | |
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| Measurements | |
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| Basic Definitions | |
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| Summary | |
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| Radar Fundamentals | |
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| History of Radar Development | |
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| Radar Frequency Bands | |
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| Radar System Fundamentals | |
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| The Radar Range Equation | |
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| Radar Detection | |
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| Radar System Performance Examples | |
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| Electronic Countermeasures | |
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| Physics and Overview of Electromagnetic Scattering | |
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| Radar Cross Section Definition | |
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| Fundamental Scattering Mechanisms | |
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| Scattering Regimes | |
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| Electromagnetic Theory | |
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| Exact Prediction Techniques | |
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| Classical Modal Solutions | |
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| Integral Equation Solutions | |
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| Phenomenology: Surface Currents, Near Fields, and Imaging | |
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| Differential Equation Solutions | |
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| Comparisons with High-Frequency Solutions | |
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| High-Frequency RCS Prediction Techniques | |
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| Geometric Optics | |
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| Physical Optics | |
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| Geometrical Theory of Diffraction | |
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| A Uniform Asymptotic Theory | |
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| The Method of Equivalent Currents | |
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| The Physical Theory of Diffraction | |
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| The Incremental Length Diffraction Coefficient | |
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| The Surface Traveling Wave | |
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| Phenomenological Examples of Radar Cross Section | |
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| Specular Scattering | |
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| Surface Waves | |
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| Diffraction | |
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| Complex Shapes | |
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| Natural Targets | |
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| Radar Cross Section Reduction | |
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| The Four Basic Methods of RCSR | |
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| The RCSR Numbers Game | |
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| Shaping | |
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| Radar Absorbing Materials | |
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| Electromagnetic Loss Mechanisms | |
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| Specular Scattering from Dielectric Multilayers | |
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| Dielectric Multilayer Absorber Design and Performance | |
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| Circuit Analog RAM and Frequency-Selective Surfaces | |
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| Magnetic RAM | |
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| Hybrid RAM and Radar Absorbing Structures | |
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| Nonspecular RAM | |
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| Radar Absorber Measurement Techniques | |
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| Transmission Line Theory | |
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| Transmission Line Measurements | |
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| Free-Space Methods | |
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| Other Methods | |
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| Antenna RCS and RCSR | |
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| Scattering Fundamentals | |
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| Antenna Scattering Characteristics | |
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| Antenna RCSR | |
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| RCS Measurement Requirements | |
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| Measurement Objectives | |
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| Types of RCS Measurements | |
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| The Farfield Requirement | |
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| Great Circle versus Conical Cuts | |
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| Target Support Structures | |
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| Target-Ground Interactions | |
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| Calibration | |
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| Outdoor RCS Test Ranges | |
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| Instrumentation | |
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| The Ground-Plane Effect | |
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| Effect of the Antenna Pattern | |
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| Ground Reflection Coefficient | |
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| Passive Clutter and Multipath Reduction | |
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| Defeating the Ground Plane | |
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| Examples of Past and Existing Ranges | |
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| Indoor RCS Ranges | |
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| Chamber Design | |
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| Compact Ranges | |
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| Instrumentation | |
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| Range Operation | |
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| Hip-Pocket RCS Estimation, Data Presentation, and Reduction | |
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| High-Frequency Scattering by a Complex Target | |
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| Phasor Addition | |
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| Hip-Pocket Radar Cross Section Estimation | |
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| Data Reduction | |
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| RCS Data Presentation Formats | |
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| RCS Data Statistical Averaging | |
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| Artificial Data Example | |
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| Data Reduction Recipes | |
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| Index | |