The Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves from Plasma Cylinders: Part 1

Abstract

The theory of the scattering of electromagnetic radiation in the transverse magnetic mode by infinite plasma cylinders with radially varying electron-density distributions is reviewed. Techniques for calculating the scattering cross section are described, with special emphasis placed on short wavelength scattering. Specific calculations of the back-scattering (radar) cross section are made in the geometrical-optics limit and in the Born-approximation limit for several monotonically decreasing electron-density distributions which have zero slope on the cylinder axis. The radar cross section in the region of transition from underdense to overdense plasma is programmed and computed on the IBM 7090 for a Gaussian and for a quadratic electron distribution for wavelengths equal to 1/10 and 1/100 of the cylinder radius.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0427062

Entities

People

  • Phyllis Greifinger

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bessel Functions
  • Born Approximations
  • Computational Science
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Integral Equations
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Molecular Mechanics Methods
  • Perturbation Theory
  • Phase Shift
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radiation
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Solar Physics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics