Plasma Antenna With Two-Fluid Ionization Current
Abstract
A plasma antenna is provided having an ionizer, which when energized, generates a bounded or unbounded plasma column extending along a vertical axis. When ionization is initiated, the difference in the diffusion characteristics of ions and electrons and the resulting gas plasma produce a current pulse in a first direction. As the plasma extinguishes, the difference in relaxation times for the ions and electrons in the plasma produces a second current pulse of opposite direction. The alternating current pulses generate an electric field that radiates from the plasma column.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 21, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADD019505
Entities
People
- Theodore R. Anderson
Organizations
- United States Department of the Navy