Title :
Nonlinear dispersion of electromagnetic transient signals propagating through a partially ionized plasma
Author :
El-Khamy, Said ; McIntosh, R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
fDate :
1/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The propagation of relatively high-power electromagnetic transient signals through a homogeneous, isotropic, and partially ionized plasma medium is discussed. In particular, the nonlinear dispersion of a transient RF signal caused by the dependence of the electron-neutral collision frequency on the electron temperature is studied. Valuable insights into the effects that plasma nonlinearities have on the distortion of a transient signal result from the numerical evaluation of the solution which is in integral form.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propagation in nonlinear media; Electromagnetic propagation in plasma media; Electromagnetic transient propagation; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic transients; Electrons; Equations; Frequency; Nonlinear distortion; Plasma temperature; Propagation losses; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1971.1139888