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Radar Cross Section
An equivalent area measure of a scatterer's ability to intercept and re-radiate incident electromagnetic waves. It depends on the object's shape, material, polarization, and the angle of incidence. Radar cross section is a fundamental quantity in radar engineering, characterizing how strongly a target reflects radar signals and thus how detectable it is.
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Oct 30
Radar cross section (RCS) is the equivalent area measuring a scatterer's ability to intercept and re-radiate incident electromagnetic waves, with units of square meters, commonly expressed in dBsm.
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