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Research into Influence of Gaussian Beam on Terahertz Radar Cross Section of a Conducting Cylinder

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In RCS measurement, usually the incident beam is a Gaussian beam or a similar beam source; however, in the theoretical RCS estimation, usually a plane wave is assumed as the incident beam for sake of simplicity. In this paper, the RCS of an infinite perfect conducting cylinder is estimated. In the estimation, the influence of a 2.52 THz laser beam on RCS is studied and the RCS in dependence with scattering angle and some other factors is obtained after the change of RCS equation; meanwhile, comparisons of RCS when the incident beam is a plane wave and a Gaussian beam respectively, are also given. The estimation results show, when the cylinder radius is 10 mm, choosing a beam width of 40 mm can keep the relative error less than 0.48 dB.

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    Hui-Yu Li, Qi Li, Kai Xue, Yong-Peng Zhao, De-Ying Chen & Qi Wang

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Li, HY., Li, Q., Xue, K. et al. Research into Influence of Gaussian Beam on Terahertz Radar Cross Section of a Conducting Cylinder. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 34, 289–298 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-013-9962-x

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