DocumentCode
980681
Title
Pulse dispersion in a gyrotropic plasma
Author
Schmitt, H.J.
Author_Institution
Sperry Rand Research Center, Sudbury, MA, USA
Volume
13
Issue
6
fYear
1965
fDate
11/1/1965 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
934
Lastpage
942
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1965.1138545
Filename
1138545
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