Microwave Reflection by Nonuniform Plasmas with Exponential Electron Distribution
- 1 February 1964
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 35 (2) , 290-294
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1713301
Abstract
Microwave reflection is considered for nonuniform plasmas with an exponential electron distribution that approaches an equilibrium value far downstream. Several approximate formulas for the reflection coefficient and phase-shift angle and the graphical results of some numerical calculations are presented. Comparison of the results with those for ``ramped'' electron distributions shows an interesting point; when piecewise linear segments are used to represent a continuous electron distribution, the wave interactions may affect the reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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