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Radar Interferometry Measurements of a Turbulent Plasma
Author(s) -
Weissman D. E.,
Guthart H.,
Morita T.
Publication year - 1968
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/rds196838874
Subject(s) - interferometry , radar , physics , optics , electromagnetic radiation , plasma , turbulence , remote sensing , computational physics , geology , meteorology , computer science , telecommunications , quantum mechanics
A laboratory experiment has been conducted that demonstrates the applicability of radar interferometry to the measurement of the width of a turbulent plasma column. This is done by inferring the spatial distribution of the incoherent electromagnetic power backscattered from the column. The measurements of the spatial correlation of the backscattered electromagnetic fields are in good agreement with a function derived theoretically by using extensive diagnostic data.