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Abstract

A new indoor facility for electromagnetic tests is presented and used here for the specific case of bistatic radar cross section (RCS) measurements. A metallic cube is selected as test case and the results are compared with the predictions obtained with different numerical methods. Good agreement is reported.

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Dr. David Escot-Bocanegra

Dr. David Poyatos-Martınez

Dr. Ignacio Montiel-Sanchez

Dr. Francisco Manuel Adana Herrero

Dr. Ivan Gonzalez-Diego