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Three dimensional fully polarimetric W-band ISAR imagery of scale- model tactical targets using a 1.56THz compact range. * a a a b Thomas M. Goyette , Jason C. Dickinson , Jerry Waldman , William E. Nixon aSubmillimeter-Wave Technology Laboratory, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 175 Cabot St., Lowell, MA 01854 bU.S. Army National Ground Intelligence Center, 2055 Boulders Road, Charlottesville, VA 22911 ABSTRACT Using the high-frequency terahertz compact range developed recently for measurement of polarimetric return of scale models of tactical targets, we have developed several techniques to produce three-dimensional data sets. Fully th polarimetric three-dimensional ISAR data has been collected on several 1/16 scale model tactical targets in free space at individual look angles. The three-dimensional scattering coordinates are calculated by viewing the target through a two-dimensional angular aperture in both azimuth and elevation while simultaneously performing a linear frequency chirp to measure the down-range coordinate. Due to the high frequency of W-band radar, this technique produces high- resolution cross-range images from relatively small (approximately 1 degree) angular integrations. Several techniques for calculation of the three-dimensional coordinates have been developed. In addition to the technique described above, a new method utilizing the phase change of the scattering centers due to differentially small changes in angle will be described. Data collected using this techniqu