Title :
Prediction of error due to distance in measurement or calculation of electromagnetic backscatter from a cylindrical body
Author :
Malherbe, J.A.G. ; Pistorius, C.W.I.
Author_Institution :
University of Pretoria, Department of Electronics & Computer Engineering, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
A physical optics approach is used in the derivation of an expression that quantifies the difference between the backscatter for a target at a finite distance from an observer, compared to an ideal case where the target is at infinity.
Keywords :
backscatter; electromagnetic field theory; electromagnetic wave scattering; measurement errors; radar cross-sections; EM field theory; backscatter cross-section; cylindrical body; electromagnetic backscatter; error prediction; measurement distance; physical optics; radar;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870906
