A study of short-pulse coupling

The multiple scattering of electromagnetic waves by two-body target configurations has been studied in terms of their sub-nanosecond pulse returns. The wide-band response of targets has been computed through the use of an asymptotic solution to simple two-body scattering problems and is discussed with emphasis on target coupling phenomenon. Low-order coupling components between bodies were isolated experimentally through use of a coherentX-band high-resolution radar system, and the results are generally in good agreement with the analytical solutions.