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Imaging sonars can be subdivided into two main categories: real aperture and synthetic aperture. Real aperture sonars obtain a high azimuth resolution by radiating very narrow beams and therefore require large apertures and/or high acoustic frequencies.
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Hayes, M.P., Gough, P.T. (1991). Results from an Experimental Synthetic Aperture Sonar. In: Lee, H., Wade, G. (eds) Acoustical Imaging. Acoustical Imaging, vol 18. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3692-5_47
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