Open AccessStudy on transmission characteristics of electromagnetic waves in inhomogeneously magnetized plasma sheath
Author(s) -
Bo Yang,
Zhou Qing,
Xiangang Luo,
Ying Liu,
Yuxu Chen,
Jianwei Liu
Publication year - 2016
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.65.035201
Subject(s) - physics , plasma , electromagnetic radiation , debye sheath , magnetic field , supersonic speed , computational physics , finite difference time domain method , mach number , antenna (radio) , optics , mechanics , telecommunications , computer science , quantum mechanics
We use simulation software to simulate the plasma sheath flow field of RAM-II at four different altitudes, and get the distribution information of electron density, temperature, and Mach number of plasma sheath at four typical flight altitudes. On this basis, the paper analyzes the cause of the distribution at each altitude. Secondly, Z transform FDTD formula is used to solve the electromagnetic problem in the dispersed medium. According to RAM-II aircraft plasma sheath data, we calculate the power transmission coefficient and power reflectance coefficient of L, S-band electromagnetic waves by Z transform FDTD method at each altitude. Because of the strength of magnetic field used in actual aircraft cannot be uniform, in this calculation the plasma sheath and the magnetic induction are both non-uniform. The transmission characteristics are also different between left-hand circularly polarized waves and right-hand circularly polarized wave in the magnetized plasma. Finally, the paper gives some theoretical design advise about communication antenna for supersonic speed aircraft.