Electromagnetic wave propagation in the plasma layer of a reentry vehicle

Author

Kundrapu, Madhusudhan ; Loverich, John ; Beckwith, Kris ; Stoltz, Peter ; Shashurin, Alexey ; Keidar, Michael

Author_Institution

Tech-X Corp., Boulder, CO, USA

fYear

2014

fDate

25-29 May 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The ability to simulate a reentry vehicle plasma layer and the radio wave interaction with that layer, is crucial to the design of aerospace vehicles when the analysis of radio communication blackout is required. Results of aerothermal heating, plasma generation and electromagnetic wave propagation over a reentry vehicle are presented in this paper. Simulation of a magnetic window radio communication blackout mitigation method is successfully demonstrated.

Keywords

entry, descent and landing (spacecraft); plasma electromagnetic wave propagation; plasma production; radiocommunication; space vehicles; aerospace vehicle; aerothermal heating; electromagnetic plasma wave propagation; magnetic window radio communication blackout mitigation method; plasma generation; radiowave interaction; reentry vehicle plasma layer; Computational modeling; Equations; Mathematical model; Plasmas; Propagation; Surface waves; Vehicles;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Plasma Sciences (ICOPS) held with 2014 IEEE International Conference on High-Power Particle Beams (BEAMS), 2014 IEEE 41st International Conference on

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2711-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PLASMA.2014.7012766

Filename

7012766