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A track model is proposed for the electromagnetic wave scattering from a cloud of radioactive elements in air. Relationships are derived for estimating the radar cross section of the cloud of alpha-emitting radioactive elements as a function of the cloud activity and the wavelength of the electromagnetic wave. The activity of a cloud detected by a standard radar is estimated.
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Translated from Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 70, No. 2, 2000, pp. 133–135.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2000 by Polyanski\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \).
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Polyanskii, V.A. Electromagnetic wave backscattering from a cloud of alpha-emitting radioactive elements in air. Tech. Phys. 45, 274–276 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1259615
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