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Radar Cross Section (RCS) Quiz

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What happens to electromagnetic waves when incident on a target?

They pass through the target

They change their frequency

They are absorbed by the target

They are diffracted or scattered in all directions (correct)

What are the two parts into which the scattered waves are broken down?

Waves with vertical polarization and waves with horizontal polarization

Waves with positive amplitude and waves with negative amplitude

Waves with the same polarization as the receiving antenna and waves with different polarization (correct)

Waves with high frequency and waves with low frequency

What is the Principal Polarization (PP) in radar cross section (RCS)?

The incident electromagnetic waves

The total scattered energy

The waves with different polarization to the receiving antenna

The waves with the same polarization as the receiving antenna (correct)

What is the target RCS defined as?

The intensity of the back-scattered energy with the same polarization as the radar’s receiving antenna Signup and view all the answers

What happens when a target is illuminated by RF energy?

It acts in a certain way Signup and view all the answers

What is the target RCS defined as?

The intensity of the back-scattered energy that has the same polarization as the radar’s receiving antenna Signup and view all the answers

What are the two polarizations referred to in radar cross section (RCS)?

Principal Polarization (PP) and Orthogonal Polarization (OP) Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the scattered waves with different polarization than the radar’s receiving antenna?

They have a different polarization to which the receiving antenna does not respond Signup and view all the answers

What type of wavefronts are decomposed into a linear combination of plane waves in the far field?

Spherical waves Signup and view all the answers

What does a target act like when illuminated by RF energy?

A virtual antenna Signup and view all the answers

Radar Cross Section (RCS) Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What happens to electromagnetic waves when incident on a target?

What are the two parts into which the scattered waves are broken down?

What is the Principal Polarization (PP) in radar cross section (RCS)?

What is the target RCS defined as?

What happens when a target is illuminated by RF energy?

What is the target RCS defined as?

What are the two polarizations referred to in radar cross section (RCS)?

What happens to the scattered waves with different polarization than the radar’s receiving antenna?

What type of wavefronts are decomposed into a linear combination of plane waves in the far field?

What does a target act like when illuminated by RF energy?

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