Title :
Radiation through an inhomogeneous reentry plasma layer
Author_Institution :
Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS USA
fDate :
9/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The radiation from a TE excited slot antenna in a ground plane covered with an inhomogeneous plasma sheath is considered. The profile closely approximates that encountered in reentry situations and recently simulated in a laboratory plasma.
Keywords :
Electromagnetic propagation in nonhomogeneous media; Plasma-covered antennas; Slot antennas; Bismuth; Frequency; Laboratories; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma sheaths; Plasma simulation; Slabs; Slot antennas; Tellurium;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1971.1140022