Wave propagation in magneto-plasma slabs
- 1 July 1962
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
- Vol. 10 (4) , 452-459
- https://doi.org/10.1109/TAP.1962.1137899
Abstract
The propagation characteristics of electromagnetic waves in magneto-plasma slabs are of interest in predicting the behavior of trapped modes in anisotropic waveguide structures such as the ion ducts formed by the lines of the earth's magnetic field. This paper derives the expression for waveguide modes present in a uniform infinite plasma slab. The slab has finite thickness, is filled with a lossless plasma and threaded by a uniform static magnetic field along the direction of propagation. It is shown that two sets of hybrid modes can propagate in a magneto-plasma slab at frequencies below plasma resonance, but no trapped models are supported above this frequency. For infinite magnetic fields, the modes uncouple and only a TM mode is supported.Keywords
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