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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">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.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Typically, a point target is an object such as an aircraft, ship, or building that reflects the radar  signal from relatively simple, discrete surfaces. <br/>''See'' [[coherent target]]; <br/>''compare'' [[distributed target]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 03:45, 29 March 2024

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.

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.

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