• DocumentCode
    865707
  • Title

    Demonstration of a plasma mirror for microwaves

  • Author

    Robson, A.E. ; Morgan, R.L. ; Meger, R.A.

  • Author_Institution
    US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
  • Volume
    20
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    12/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1036
  • Lastpage
    1040
  • Abstract
    A plane sheet of partially ionized plasma produced by a pulsed, hollow-cathode glow discharge in an axial magnetic field has been shown to reflect X-band microwaves as well as an equivalent sheet of metal. The plasma mirror can be established and extinguished on a time scale of about 20 μs and could form the basis of an extremely agile radar system
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave propagation in plasma; glow discharges; mirrors; plasma devices; X-band microwaves; axial magnetic field; hollow-cathode glow discharge; partially ionized plasma; plasma mirror; plasma sheet; Cathodes; Electrons; Frequency; Magnetic fields; Mirrors; Phased arrays; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Radar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0093-3813
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/27.199569
  • Filename
    199569
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=865707