Radiation of plasma waves by a conducting body moving through a magnetized plasma
Author(s) -
Biancalani A.,
Pegoraro F.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: space physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.67
H-Index - 298
eISSN - 2156-2202
pISSN - 0148-0227
DOI - 10.1029/2009ja014812
Subject(s) - physics , plasma , dispersion relation , ionosphere , radiation , computational physics , plasma oscillation , electromagnetic radiation , van allen radiation belt , dispersion (optics) , geophysics , mechanics , classical mechanics , magnetosphere , optics , quantum mechanics
The emission of plasma waves by a conducting body orbiting the ionosphere is considered. The case of an infinitely long and infinitely thin tether is discussed and the use of the appropriate form of the wave dispersion relation in the frequency regime of interest is shown to reconcile existing results in the literature. A compact formula for the radiation resistance of the tether is provided.
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