INFINITE CYLINDRICAL ANTENNA IMMERSED IN A WARM PLASMA.

Abstract

The radiation characteristics of an infinite cylindrical antenna insulated from the surrounding warm plasma by a concentric cylindrical sheath of free-space are investigated for the case in which it is excited by means of a Delta function voltage source. The uncoupled electromagnetic (EM) and the plasma (P) space waves are excited. The radiation pattern and the normalized radiation resistance of the antenna for the EM and the P modes are studied as a function of i) the frequency, ii) the radius of the antenna and iii) the thickness of the insulation. The effect of the insulating ion sheath is found to be some significance only for the case of the P mode. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0618519

Entities

People

  • S. R. Seshadri

Organizations

  • Sylvania Electric Products

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antennas
  • Cylindrical Antennas
  • Delta Functions
  • Frequency
  • Insulation
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Radiation Resistance
  • Resistance
  • Thickness

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster