PROPAGATION IN WAVEGUIDES FILLED WITH WARM PLASMA,
Abstract
The linearized equations describing the propagation of the normal modes in a plasma filled waveguide at microwave frequencies and in the presence of an axial constant magnetic field are derived from moments of the Boltzmann equation. Collisions are retained. For two cases where the plasma is assumed to be drifting but uniform or stationary but non-uniform in the transverse plane it is possible to completely solve for the fields by solving a set of coupled equations for the axial electric and magnetic fields and the pressure. If the plasma is assumed to be stationary and uniform these reduce to a set of coupled Helmholtz equations. Solutions for this case are considered in detail. The equations can be simplified considerably and cast into a form very similar to those used to describe wave propagation in a cold plasma. Solutions are obtained by employing an iterative technique. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0658828
Entities
People
- Philip W. Nield
Organizations
- Case Western Reserve University