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Table of Contents

Contributors ix carcinotron 72 display, radar 139
About the Authors ix cathode-ray tube 72 distribution 146
Introduction xi cell, radar (resolution) 73 diversity 149
Use of Hypertext Links xii centroiding 73 divider 149
cepstrum 74 doppler effect 149
A chaff 74 drive 151
channel
151
74
duct, ducting
absorber, radar 1 chart 75 duplexer 151
absorption 5 chirp 76 duty factor 152
accuracy 5 choke, microwave 76 dynamic range 153
acquisition 7 circuit 76
adapter, microwave 8 circulator 77
algorithm 8 clipping 78 E
aliasing 10 clutter 78 eclipsing 153
altimeter, radar 10 coast 88 echo, radar 154
ambiguity 11 coaxitron 88 effective echoing area 154
ambiguity function 12 code, coding 88 electromagnetic compatibility 154
amplifier, microwave 15 coherence 90 (EMC)
amplitron 22 conductance 91 electronic counter- counter mea- 154
amplitude 22 confusion area 91 sures ECCM)
analyzer 22 connector, microwave 91 electronic countermeasures 156
anechoic chamber 22 conopulse 91
angel (echo) 23 constant false alarm rate 91 (ECM)
angle 23 contrast, radar 93 electronic intelligence 161
antenna 25 control 93 electronic (warfare) support mea- 162
aperture 40 conversion, converter 94 sures (ESM)
approximation 41 convolution 96 electronic warfare 162
array (antenna) 42 coordinates, radar 96 equalization 163
astronomy, radar 51 correlation function 97 equivalence principle 163
atmosphere 51 correlator 98 error, measurement 164
atmospherics 55 Cotton-Mouton effect 98 exciter 172
attenuation 55 coupler, directional 99
attenuator 58 coverage, radar 100 F
autocorrelator 59 crossed-field amplifier 101
autodyne 59 crowbar 103 fading 173
availability 59 failure 173
axis 60 false alarm 173
D fantastron 174
Faraday
175
B data, radar 104 feed, antenna 175
deception, radar
105
backscatter, backscattering 60 decibel 105 feedback 180
backward-wave tube 60 decoder 106 feeder [feed line] 180
band 61 decorrelation 106 fence 180
bandwidth 61 decoy, radar 106 ferrite 181
bang, main 62 defruiter 106 field, electromagnetic 181
baseband 62 delay 107 filter, filtering 182
baseline 62 delay line 107 fluctuation 197
beam, antenna 62 delta [Dirac] function 111 follower 197
bel 64 dematron 111 frequency 197
bimatron 64 demodulation 111 Friis transmission formula 203
bitermitron 64 demultiplexing 111 “fruit” 203
blanking, blanker 64 depolarization 111 function, random 203
blinking 64 depth of focus 112 fuze, radar 204
blip 65 designation 112
blocking 65 detectability factor 112 G
blooming 65 detection [of radar targets] 113
Boltzmann’s constant 65 detector [demodulation, demodu- 125 gain 204
boresighting 65 garble 205
Bragg 65 lators[ gate, gating 205
bridge, microwave 65 device, microwave 129 generator 206
burnthrough 67 diagram 132 ghost 207
buoy, radar 67 Dicke fix 132 glint 207
dielectric 133 goniometer 207
diffraction 133 “grass” 207
C diode, microwave 133 guidance, radar 207
calibration 67 diplex (mode) 137 gull 208
camouflage 68 dipole 137 Gunn effect 208
cancellation, canceler 68 direction finder, direction finding 137 gyrotron 208
capture effect 72 discrimination, discriminator 138