3.

1 Linear Arrays ^ 131 130 Pattern Synthesis for Linear and Planar Arrays
and

10 Table 3.4 Modified sin(17Z)I{TTZ) Line Source Characteristics

Z_3 Edge Taper
SL (dB) B (radians) V (dB)
C 20 _ 13.26 0 0.4429 1 0
D 15 0.3558 0.4615 0.993 2.5
20 0.7386 0.5119 0.933 9.2
30 \ 25 1.0229 0.5580 0.863 15.3
ive power

30 1.2762 0.6002 0.801 21.1

35 1.5136 0.6391 0.751 26.8
40 1.7415 0.6752 0.709 32.4
40 45 1.9628 0.7091 0.674 37.9 c
Relat

50 2.1793 0.7411 0.645 43.3

Source:
50
[21].

The beamwidth #3 is given in terms of the parameter Z3 by

1.0
(a)
(3.40)

For all but a very small aperture, the beamwidth expression above is accurately
given by
(3.41)
03 = 2z3/(L/A) The

parameter Z3 is obtained from the solution of

- B 2] 1' 2} (3.42)

The aperture efficiency of this line source illumination is given by

Hansen as

2 sinh~ TT B ' (3.43)

TTBI'0(27TB)

Figure 3.7 Modified sin (77Z)/(TTZ) line source and array patterns (-40-dB sidelobes) (solid curves
from function, dashed curve from array currents): (a) four-wavelength line sources
(solid) and 8-element array patterns (dashed); and (b) 16-wavelength line source (solid)
and 32-element array patterns (dashed).
are fully described in terms of the two parameters A and «, which again control the
sidelobe level and decay behavior. The synthesized pattern is given by
Y\\\-(zl<TZn)2\ n-A
F(z) = TTZ COS ( TTZ ) n-\ - (3.44)
where I'Q is the integral of IQ from 0 to (2TTB) and is a tabulated integral. Table 3.4
[21] gives values of the parameter B, half-power beamwidth, efficiency, and edge
taper for sidelobe levels from 13 to 50 dB.
Figure 3.7 shows patterns of line sources of length 4A and 16A, with modified sin
TTZI(TT-Z) patterns designed for -40-dB sidelobes, and compares the pattetni
computed from (3.37) with those computed using arrays of 8 [Figure 3.7(a)| and 32
[Figure 3.7(b)] elements that sample the aperture illuminations (3.39) at hall
wavelength increments. The line source patterns are well approximated by i h r
discretized patterns, especially for the 32-element array.
The modified sin rrzlnz pattern is an excellent low-sidelobe distribution and
has good efficiency, A comparison of Tables 3.3 and 3.4 reveals, however, thai the
Taylor patterns can have higher efficiency if n is chosen appropriately.
3.1.7 Bayliss Line Source Difference Patterns
A useful synthesis procedure for the asymmetrical patterns required of monopul I
systems was developed by Bayliss [7]. Like the Taylor procedure, Bayliss pattl >"