Title :
On characteristics of a plasma column antenna
Author :
Ding Qian ; Ding Jun ; Guo Chen-Jiang ; Shi Lei
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron. & Inf. Eng., Northwestern Polytech. Univ., Xi´an
Abstract :
Propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves along a plasma column with uneven axial density distribution are studied by calculating the wave numbers in radial direction as well as the wave vectors of the surface wave in axial direction. The electric current distribution is derived and the radiation patterns of a unipole plasma antenna are presented on the VHF band.
Keywords :
VHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; antennas in plasma; current distribution; plasma electromagnetic wave propagation; electric current distribution; electromagnetic waves propagation; plasma column antenna; radiation patterns; uneven axial density distribution; unipole plasma antenna; wave vectors; Antennas and propagation; Directive antennas; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma properties; Plasma waves; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Millimeter Wave Technology, 2008. ICMMT 2008. International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1879-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1880-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICMMT.2008.4540404
