Electromagnetic Pulses at the Boundary of a Nonlinear Plasma.
Abstract
The paper describes an investigation of the behavior of strong electromagnetic pulses at the boundary of a nonlinear, cold, collisionless, and uniform plasma. The nonlinearity considered here is due to the nonlinear terms in the fluid equation which is used to describe the plasma. Two cases are studied; first considered is the case where there is a voltage pulse applied across the plane boundary of a semi-infinite, nonlinear plasma. In the second case, the reflection of incident E-polarized and H-polarized, electromagnetic pulses at various angles of incidence from a nonlinear, semi-infinite plasma is considered. (Modified author abstract)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0783266
Entities
People
- Edgar H. Satorius
Organizations
- California Institute of Technology