Point target

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point target

A radar target that is small compared with the pulse volume, which is the cross- sectional area of the radar beam multiplied by half the length of the radar pulse.

Typically, a point target is an object such as an aircraft, ship, or building that reflects the radar signal from relatively simple, discrete surfaces.
See coherent target;
compare distributed target.


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