Title :
Pulse dispersion in a gyrotropic plasma
Author_Institution :
Sperry Rand Research Center, Sudbury, MA, USA
fDate :
11/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The dispersion of nanosecond electromagnetic pulses in a longitudinally magnetized plasma confined in a coaxial transmission line is observed experimentally. The transient response exhibits weakly damped oscillations characteristic of the natural frequencies of a bounded gyrotropic plasma. Measurements of the pulse dispersion caused by reflection from the plasma interface and transmission through the plasma are compared with theoretical results obtained on the basis of a dielectric model of the plasma, in which ion motion and random motions of electrons are neglected.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propagation in dispersive media; Electromagnetic propagation in plasma media; Electromagnetic transient propagation; Coaxial components; EMP radiation effects; Gyrotropism; Magnetic confinement; Plasma confinement; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Pulse measurements; Transient response; Transmission line theory;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1965.1138545
