Open AccessThe attenuation of electromagnetic waves by inhomogeneous spherically symmetric plasma
Author(s) -
Falun Song,
Jinxiang Cao,
Ge Wang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.53.1110
Subject(s) - physics , electromagnetic radiation , attenuation , collision frequency , attenuation coefficient , plasma , absorption (acoustics) , computational physics , phase (matter) , transmission coefficient , electromagnetic electron wave , optics , wave propagation , transmission (telecommunications) , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , engineering
A simulation model has been developed to calculate the transmission and absorption of electromagnetic waves by inhomogeneous spherically symmetric plasma.In this model,the nonuniform sphere is modeled by numbers of concentric spherical shells,and each has a fixed electron density.Using the geometrical optics approximation and considering that the phase coefficient and attenuation coefficient are vectors,we have studied the property of absorption and transmission of electromagnetic waves by inhomogeneous spherically symmetric plasma for different collision frequency,central plasma density and frequency of electromagnetic waves for three typical density distribution profiles.Some useful results are obtained.