Pulse power heating of the D-region

Author

Seidler, W.

Author_Institution

Jaycor, San Diego, CA, USA

Volume

35

Issue

6

fYear

1988

fDate

12/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1324

Lastpage

1336

Abstract

The effects of propagating high-energy electromagnetic pulses into the D-region of the ionosphere are predicted using the high-frequency approximation to Maxwell´s equations in retarded time, coupled with the moments of the Boltzmann equation including the effects of the Earth´s magnetic field. It is predicted that energy is transferred to the plasma from frequency components up to 22 MHz even for a minimum night time D-region electron profile. This is well above the quiescent collision frequencies (200 kHz) and is caused by the energy dependence of the electron collision frequencies

Keywords

D-region; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; plasma radiofrequency heating; 0 to 22 MHz; Boltzmann equation; D-region; Earth´s magnetic field; Maxwell´s equations; RF plasma heating; electron collision frequencies; energy dependence; high-frequency approximation; ionosphere; minimum night time D-region electron profile; propagating high-energy electromagnetic pulses; pulse power heating; quiescent collision frequencies; retarded time; Boltzmann equation; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic transients; Electrons; Frequency; Heating; Ionosphere; Maxwell equations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9499

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/23.25460

Filename

25460