THE SCATTERING OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FROM PLASMA CYLINDERS: PART 2

Abstract

The long-wavelength limit of the scattering of electromagnetic radiation is considered in the transverse magnetic mode by infinite plasma cylinders with radially varying electron-density distributions. Techniques for calculating the scattering cross section are described for both increasing and decreasing electron-density distributions. Resonance phenomena peculiar to increasing electron-density distributions are discussed in some detail with specific numerical examples. A resume of methods is presented which can be used to calculate the scattering cross section for radiation of arbitrary wavelength for monotonically decreasing electron-density distributions. Examples are given for the Gaussian electron distribution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0444792

Entities

People

  • Phyllis Greifinger

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bessel Functions
  • Born Approximations
  • Differential Cross Sections
  • Differential Equations
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Long Wavelengths
  • Phase Shift
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Scattering Cross Sections
  • Wave Functions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Structural Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics