Radiation from a vertical dipole in a warm plasma--Part I

The radiation characteristics of a vertical electric dipole which is situated in a homogeneous, warm plasma half-space above a perfectly conducting plane, is considered. The problem is formulated in terms of two vector potential functions, one of which is used to represent the electromagnetic mode, while the other is used to represent the acoustical mode. The potentials are expressed in terms of their Fourier integral representations, and the formal solution is found by the use of signal-flow graphs.