• DocumentCode
    992172
  • Title

    Comments on "On the reflection coefficient of a plasma profile of exponentially tapered electron density and fixed collision frequency"

  • Author

    Wait, J. ; Harrison, C.

  • Author_Institution
    ESSA Research Lab., Boulder, CO, USA
  • Volume
    18
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    3/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    297
  • Lastpage
    299
  • Abstract
    Reflection of plane waves from an inhomogeneous medium is considered. It is pointed out that attempts to define a meaningful reflection coefficient within the medium are unsuccessful. On the other hand, if the observer is in the free-space region, there is a unique decomposition into traveling waves with a correspondingly unique definition of a meaningful reflection coefficient.
  • Keywords
    Electrons; Frequency; Partial differential equations; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Propagation constant; Reflection; Surface impedance; Time factors; Wave functions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-926X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAP.1970.1139668
  • Filename
    1139668
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=992172