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When one tries to use the Radar Range Equation (RRE)1 to analyze an ultra-wideband, short-pulse radar system, complicating issues arise based on the distortion of the transmitted pulse waveform by the transmitting antenna, the target, and the receiving antenna. The antennas are under the control of the designer who can minimize their effects on the pulse waveform, but usually distortion of the pulse by the target is something the system designer must accept. Target distortion is especially pronounced when the target contains cavities or ducts where the incident pulse can reverberate for a while before returning to the radar. Under these conditions, the very concept of a radar cross section σ for the target becomes questionable.
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Lorber, H.W. (1995). A Time Domain Radar Range Equation. In: Carin, L., Felsen, L.B. (eds) Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 2. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1394-4_38
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