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Reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves at a moving magnetoplasma half‐space
Author(s) -
Mukherjee P. K.,
Talwar S. P.
Publication year - 1973
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 - 10.1029/rs008i007p00653
Subject(s) - reflection (computer programming) , physics , electromagnetic radiation , isotropy , plasma , electromagnetic electron wave , plane wave , optics , magnetic field , plane of incidence , wave propagation , computational physics , total internal reflection , plane (geometry) , geometry , mathematics , computer science , programming language , quantum mechanics
The interaction of an electromagnetic wave with a plane interface between a stationary isotropic medium (dielectric or vacuum) and a homogeneous cold magnetized plasma moving uniformly parallel to the interface is considered for arbitrary angles of incidence. Calculations are presented for the case in which the static magnetic field lies in the interface and is oriented normal to both the plane of incidence and the direction of the streaming motion. It is found that the reflection and the transmission characteristics for an incident E wave are unaffected by the anisotropy and the velocity of the moving medium. Numerical results for the reflection and the transmission coefficients for an obliquely incident H wave have been obtained for several values of the magnetic field and the electron density of the moving plasma half‐space. It is found that the moving magnetized plasma medium allows certain stop and pass bands under suitable physical conditions.