The magneto-ionic theory for the case of drifting plasma with constant drift velocity is developed. The refractive index is shown to be the solution of an algebraic equation of the sixth order. In several particular cases the algebraic equation is solved explicitly.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propagation in moving media; Electromagnetic propagation in plasma media; Absorption; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Electron mobility; Equations; Helium; Ionosphere; Magnetic fields; Plasma applications; Plasma waves; Refractive index;