Computer Programs for the Effect of Plasma on a One-Dimensional Slot Antenna in Canonical Geometries.

Abstract

This report documents a set of computer programs for plasma effects on one-dimensional slot antennas in planar, cylindrical and spherical surfaces. The plasma in each case is assumed to have electron density variation only in the normal direction. The programs calculate radiation pattern, input impedance and noise temperature as generated by the plasma. Various generalizations, which can be calculated by minor changes to the programs, are described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA065320

Entities

People

  • Paul E. Bisbing

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antenna Radiation Patterns
  • Bessel Functions
  • Complex Variables
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Far Field
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Legendre Functions
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation Patterns

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics