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Step-frequency radar (SFR) is an attractive alternative to impulse radar for obtaining broadband time-domain scattering data [1]. Through the use of an inverse Fourier transform, the SFR frequency-domain (magnitude and phase) data may be converted into a synthetic time-domain pulse. Time-domain inverse scattering imaging techniques [1–7], , used in conjunction with SFR data collection, may be used to generate images of the permittivity and conductivity profiles of scattering objects, and can provide a useful diagnostic and investigative tool.
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Weedon, W.H., Chew, W.C., Ruwe, C.A. (1995). A Step-Frequency Radar System for Broadband Microwave Inverse Scattering and Imaging. In: Thompson, D.O., Chimenti, D.E. (eds) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1987-4_79
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