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Fundamentals of Physics 10th ISV Edition Β· Diffraction Β· Problem 55
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Halliday, Resnick & Walker β€” Diffraction: Problem 55

55 Millimeter-wave radar generates a narrower beam than conventional microwave radar, making it less vulnerable to antiradar missiles than conventional radar. (a) Calculate the angular width \( 2\theta \) of the central maximum, from first minimum to first minimum, produced by a 220 GHz radar beam emitted by a 68.0-cm diameter circular antenna. (The frequency is chosen to coincide with a low-absorption atmospheric "window.") (b) What is \( 2\theta \) for a more conventional circular antenna that has a diameter of 2.0 m and emits at wavelength 1.6 cm?

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Given: 2.0 m, 1.6 cm

Find: (a) Calculate the angular width \; (b) What is \

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Fundamentals of Physics Β· 10th ISV Edition
Author: Halliday, Resnick & Walker
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Diffraction