Dwell time (radar)

Dwell time (TD) in surveillance radar is the time that an antenna beam spends on a target.[1] The dwell time of a 2D–search radar depends predominantly on

Dwell time is calculated by:

T_D = \frac{\theta_{AZ}}{6 \cdot n} \quad\quad \text{(in seconds)}

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