Title :
Radiation from a spherical antenna covered by a layer of lossy hot plasma. Theory and experiment
Author :
Lin, C.C. ; Chen, Kun-Mun
Author_Institution :
Michigan State University, Department of Electrical Engineering & System Science, East Lansing, USA
fDate :
1/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A spherical antenna is covered by a finite layer of lossy hot plasma. The radiation of this antenna is quite different from that of the same antenna imbedded in an infinite plasma. The antenna radiation can be recovered or enhanced when the plasma frequency is increased beyond the antenna frequency. An electro-acoustic wave may be excited in the plasma layer and leads to some resonance. The electroacoustic resonances may lead to a very strong antenna radiation. A good agreement was obtained between theory and experiment.
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antenna theory; electromagnetic wave propagation in plasma; resonance; antenna radiation patterns; electroacoustic wave resonance; electromagnetic waves propagation in plasma; plasma and antenna frequency characteristics; radiation enhancement; radiation in infinite plasma; radiation in lossy hot plasma; radiation recovery; spherical antenna radiation; theory and experiment on antenna radiation;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
DOI :
10.1049/piee.1971.0005
