Premium
The Effect of a Specular Component on the Correlation Between the Signals Received on Spaced Antennas
Author(s) -
Whale H. A.,
Gardiner C. W.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1002/rds196615577
Subject(s) - plasma , line source , computational physics , physics , magnetic field , specular reflection , radiation , plane (geometry) , electron temperature , optics , electron density , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
A model of a re‐entry plasma layer is analyzed by using the linearized hydrodynamic equations for a single‐fluid warm plasma medium. The model consists of a perfectly conducting plane of infinite extent covered by a warm plasma layer of uniform density. The field excited by a magnetic line source located on the conducting plane is computed by Fourier transform techniques. Expressions are obtained for the far‐zone radiation field and for the surface waves guided by the plasma layer. Numerical results are presented that show the dependence of the energy transported by these waves on frequency and electron temperature. In addition, the radiation pattern of the far‐zone field is computed for various frequencies and electron temperatures.