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A new radar stealth design excited by \(^{210}\)Po and \(^{242}\)Cm

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Open plasma stealth technology excited by radionuclides is known to have several problems: (1) owing to disturbance from airflow, the plasma distribution is unstable. (2) The plasma is highly dependent on the atmosphere; therefore, it is difficult to modulate in target stealth. (3) Concerns regarding radiation harassment prevent the application of this method. To avoid these problems, an enclosed plasma stealth method is introduced. Via simulation on an infinite conducting plate, this method was found to effectively solve the above concerns, which may offer a new approach for the practical application of plasma stealth technology excited by radionuclides, especially for small-satellite stealth because of its lightweight and self-provided plasma.

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  1. School of Physics, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China

    Jin-Jian Yuan, Gui-Ping Meng, Min Gu & Run-Sheng Huang

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Jin-Jian Yuan, Gui-Ping Meng, Min Gu and Run-Sheng Huang. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Jin-Jian Yuan, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Yuan, JJ., Meng, GP., Gu, M. et al. A new radar stealth design excited by \(^{210}\)Po and \(^{242}\)Cm. NUCL SCI TECH 33, 71 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-022-01061-7

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