Title :
Plasma as a conductive medium for traveling-wave antenna
Author :
Kirichenko, Y.V. ; Lonin, Y.P. ; Onishchenko, I.N.
Author_Institution :
NSC, KIPT, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Abstract :
It is shown that the surface waves of the current propagation in a column of cold isotropic plasma are the source of the paraxial electromagnetic radiation. The influence of the dielectric tube waveguide surrounding the plasma on the dispersion properties of the plasma column is investigated. The corresponding dispersion equation is derived and solved numerically. The plasma and dielectric waveguide parameters are determined, at which the travelling surface wave deceleration is close to unity.
Keywords :
antennas in plasma; dielectric waveguides; transmitting antennas; waveguide antennas; cold isotropic plasma; conductive medium; current propagation; dielectric waveguide parameters; dispersion properties; paraxial electromagnetic radiation; surface waves; transmitting antennas; traveling-wave antenna; Antennas; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Electron tubes; Mathematical model; Plasmas; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Telecommunication Technology (CriMiCo), 2011 21th International Crimean Conference
Conference_Location :
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0883-1
