Radiation from Current Sources in an Isotropic Plasma

Abstract
Using a three‐fluid model, wave equations are developed for the disturbances due to current sources in a partly ionized gas. The formal solutions to the wave equations are obtained for an elementary current source. The power radiated from the source is given in terms of these solutions and, for the special case in which the electrons are much hotter than the other two constituents, the radiated power is determined in detail.