Affiliation:
1. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
2. Ministry of Defense
3. Indian Air Force
Abstract
Aircraft low observables’ features are crucial in the long-wave infrared (LW-IR) band, due to imaging sensors used in IR search and track and in the latest generation of IR-guided missiles. Earthshine irradiance on the aircraft bottom surface is an important source; hence, it is derived using data for atmospheric transmission. Emission due to skin-friction heating (important at high
ε
b
o
t
) and earthshine reflection (important at low
ε
b
o
t
) are compared by a dimensionless ratio for different bottom surface emissivities (
ε
b
o
t
). The infrared cross section of aircraft in direct view from below is obtained in the LW-IR band, which shows that aircraft is seen also due to negative contrast.
Funder
Aeronautical Development Agency
Subject
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Engineering (miscellaneous),Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Cited by
3 articles.
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