Dwell time (radar)

Dwell time (T_D) 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

the antenna's horizontal beam width θ_AZ, and
the turn speed n of the antenna (in rotations per minute or rpm, i.e. 360 degrees in 60 seconds = multiplied by a factor of 6).

Dwell time is calculated by:

T_{D}={\frac {\theta _{AZ}}{6\cdot n}}\quad \quad {\text{(in seconds)}}

References

"Dwell Time and Hits Per Scan". Radartutorial.

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[1] "Dwell Time and Hits Per Scan". Radartutorial.