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coefficient of reflection
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Noun1.coefficient of reflection - the fraction of radiant energy that is reflected from a surface
coefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic


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After the signal impinged back from the target to the n-th receiver, the echo is: [MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (2) where [gamma] is the complex reflection coefficient of the target, [[tau].
eff] is the effective dielectric constant of substrate material, |R| is the reflection coefficient at the end of the line and its limiting value lies in between 0 and 1, and [psi] is the phase angle between the incident wave and the reflected wave.
Signal path reflections are a concern because if the reflection coefficient when crossing a split in a plane is high, then the signal will be distorted.
 
 
 
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