HIGH-FREQUENCY ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF A PLASMA COATED PARABOLOID REFLECTOR

This paper analyzes the high-frequency energy distribution of a paraboloid reflector in the presence of a uniform plasma layer. The curved surface of the paraboloid reflector is thought to be coated with a uniform plasma layer. The geometrical optics technique shows a singularity at the focal point of the paraboloid reflector. The singularity is removed with the help of Maslov’s method, which also let us derive the integral equations that give the high-frequency energy distribution at the focal point. The analytical integral is solved numerically using a computational technique, and the effects of plasma frequency, collisional frequency, operating frequency, and multiple reflections on energy distribution at the focal point are observed. Under the special conditions our analytical and numerical results are obtained which align with the published literature.