Article | REF: TE6714 V1

Radar Cross Section (RCS) Measurement. Experimental Aspects

Authors: Fabrice COMBLET, Franck DAOUT, Christelle EYRAUD, Jean-Michel GEFFRIN, Pierre MASSALOUX, Gérard-Pascal PIAU

Publication date: November 10, 2018, Review date: February 1, 2023

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4. Acquisition and processing

4.1 Practical considerations

From a practical point of view, SER measurement simply consists of measuring the field diffracted by an object, through the parameter S, measured by the VNA. This may relate to the target under test, but also to an empty chamber or a standard. The calculation of the SER level will be deduced from these measured data using different approaches, which we present below.

The simplest formula for obtaining a SER from a target σα,βcible,mes is :

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