radarx.fundamentals.beam.compute_beamwidth

radarx.fundamentals.beam.compute_beamwidth(wavelength, antenna_diameter)

Compute the beamwidth of a radar.

Parameters:

• wavelength (float) – Radar wavelength [m].

• antenna_diameter (float) – Diameter of the radar antenna [m].

Returns:

float – Beamwidth in radians.

References

• Doviak and Zrnić (1993), Eq. 3.5.2