| Preface to the Second Edition | |
| Preface to the First Edition | |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Overview | p. 1 |
| Radar Systems | p. 3 |
| Electromagnetics | p. 5 |
| RCS Phenomenology | p. 7 |
| Absorbing Materials | p. 9 |
| Measurements | p. 11 |
| Basic Definitions | p. 13 |
| Summary | p. 20 |
| Radar Fundamentals | p. 23 |
| History of Radar Development | p. 23 |
| Radar Frequency Bands | p. 25 |
| Radar System Fundamentals | p. 27 |
| The Radar Range Equation | p. 44 |
| Radar Detection | p. 47 |
| Radar System Performance Examples | p. 54 |
| Electronic Countermeasures | p. 59 |
| Physics and Overview of Electromagnetic Scattering | p. 63 |
| Radar Cross Section Definition | p. 64 |
| Fundamental Scattering Mechanisms | p. 74 |
| Scattering Regimes | p. 82 |
| Electromagnetic Theory | p. 90 |
| Exact Prediction Techniques | p. 115 |
| Classical Modal Solutions | p. 116 |
| Integral Equation Solutions | p. 121 |
| Phenomenology: Surface Currents, Near Fields, and Imaging | p. 140 |
| Differential Equation Solutions | p. 160 |
| Comparisons with High-Frequency Solutions | p. 174 |
| High-Frequency RCS Prediction Techniques | p. 183 |
| Geometric Optics | p. 185 |
| Physical Optics | p. 189 |
| Geometrical Theory of Diffraction | p. 200 |
| A Uniform Asymptotic Theory | p. 203 |
| The Method of Equivalent Currents | p. 206 |
| The Physical Theory of Diffraction | p. 209 |
| The Incremental Length Diffraction Coefficient | p. 214 |
| The Surface Traveling Wave | p. 216 |
| Phenomenological Examples of Radar Cross Section | p. 225 |
| Specular Scattering | p. 230 |
| Surface Waves | p. 242 |
| Diffraction | p. 250 |
| Complex Shapes | p. 256 |
| Natural Targets | p. 260 |
| Radar Cross Section Reduction | p. 269 |
| The Four Basic Methods of RCSR | p. 270 |
| The RCSR Numbers Game | p. 274 |
| Shaping | p. 277 |
| Radar Absorbing Materials | p. 297 |
| Electromagnetic Loss Mechanisms | p. 298 |
| Specular Scattering from Dielectric Multilayers | p. 300 |
| Dielectric Multilayer Absorber Design and Performance | p. 313 |
| Circuit Analog RAM and Frequency-Selective Surfaces | p. 327 |
| Magnetic RAM | p. 334 |
| Hybrid RAM and Radar Absorbing Structures | p. 339 |
| Nonspecular RAM | p. 343 |
| Radar Absorber Measurement Techniques | p. 361 |
| Transmission Line Theory | p. 364 |
| Transmission Line Measurements | p. 373 |
| Free-Space Methods | p. 387 |
| Other Methods | p. 395 |
| Antenna RCS and RCSR | p. 407 |
| Scattering Fundamentals | p. 408 |
| Antenna Scattering Characteristics | p. 417 |
| Antenna RCSR | p. 434 |
| RCS Measurement Requirements | p. 449 |
| Measurement Objectives | p. 449 |
| Types of RCS Measurements | p. 451 |
| The Farfield Requirement | p. 458 |
| Great Circle versus Conical Cuts | p. 462 |
| Target Support Structures | p. 465 |
| Target-Ground Interactions | p. 473 |
| Calibration | p. 479 |
| Outdoor RCS Test Ranges | p. 485 |
| Instrumentation | p. 486 |
| The Ground-Plane Effect | p. 493 |
| Effect of the Antenna Pattern | p. 499 |
| Ground Reflection Coefficient | p. 504 |
| Passive Clutter and Multipath Reduction | p. 508 |
| Defeating the Ground Plane | p. 510 |
| Examples of Past and Existing Ranges | p. 512 |
| Indoor RCS Ranges | p. 523 |
| Chamber Design | p. 524 |
| Compact Ranges | p. 532 |
| Instrumentation | p. 539 |
| Range Operation | p. 542 |
| Hip-Pocket RCS Estimation, Data Presentation, and Reduction | p. 547 |
| High-Frequency Scattering by a Complex Target | p. 547 |
| Phasor Addition | p. 558 |
| Hip-Pocket Radar Cross Section Estimation | p. 560 |
| Data Reduction | p. 569 |
| RCS Data Presentation Formats | p. 573 |
| RCS Data Statistical Averaging | p. 584 |
| Artificial Data Example | p. 592 |
| Data Reduction Recipes | p. 595 |
| Index | p. 601 |
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