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I'm using PolarPlot to plot a function in [0, 1] in a log scale plot, capped at -40 dB, as in the following example:

logscale[x_, minDb_] =
  If[ x < 10^(minDb/ 10), minDb, 10 Log10[x] ]/(-minDb) + 1 ;

PolarPlot[
 logscale[Abs[Cos[t]], -40],
 {t, 0, Pi},
 PolarAxesOrigin -> {0, 1 },
 PolarGridLines -> Automatic,
 PolarAxes -> True,
 PlotStyle -> Thick,
 PolarTicks -> {Table[{N[Pi/6 i],
     ToString[30 i] <> "\[Degree]"}, {i, -5, 6}], Automatic}
 ]

log plot polar

I'd like to know how to make it so that there are three concentric circles marking the radial depth in the interior (instead of 4), and would like the radial tick numbers (from the outside) to be 0, -10, -20, -30, and -40 at the origin, instead of the automatic values 1, 0.8, ...

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How about this?

PolarPlot[
  logscale[Abs[Cos[t]], -40],
  {t, 0, Pi},
  PolarAxesOrigin -> {0, 1},
  PolarGridLines -> {Automatic, {1/4, 2/4, 3/4}},
  PolarAxes -> True,
  PlotStyle -> Thick,
  PolarTicks -> {
    Table[{N[Pi/6 i], ToString[30 i] <> "\[Degree]"}, {i, -5, 6}],
    {{1, 0}, {3/4, -10}, {2/4, -20}, {1/4, -30}, {0, -40}}
  }
]

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  • $\begingroup$ Much better now :) $\endgroup$ – Dr. belisarius Apr 9 '15 at 4:28
  • $\begingroup$ My code for the ticks was wrong at first. Now corrected. $\endgroup$ – Taiki Apr 9 '15 at 4:29

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