Title :
Electromagnetic wave propagation in the plasma layer of a reentry vehicle
Author :
Kundrapu, Madhusudhan ; Loverich, John ; Beckwith, Kris ; Stoltz, Peter ; Shashurin, Alexey ; Keidar, Michael
Author_Institution :
Tech-X Corp., Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
The ability to simulate a reentry vehicle plasma layer and the radio wave interaction with that layer, is crucial to the design of aerospace vehicles when the analysis of radio communication blackout is required. Results of aerothermal heating, plasma generation and electromagnetic wave propagation over a reentry vehicle are presented in this paper. Simulation of a magnetic window radio communication blackout mitigation method is successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
entry, descent and landing (spacecraft); plasma electromagnetic wave propagation; plasma production; radiocommunication; space vehicles; aerospace vehicle; aerothermal heating; electromagnetic plasma wave propagation; magnetic window radio communication blackout mitigation method; plasma generation; radiowave interaction; reentry vehicle plasma layer; Computational modeling; Equations; Mathematical model; Plasmas; Propagation; Surface waves; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Sciences (ICOPS) held with 2014 IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2014 IEEE 41st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2711-1
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2014.7012766
