Abstract
The theory of multiple dielectric relaxation times in an irradiated transmission line is developed in detail for strip lines and coaxial lines. The problem of deposition profiles, photo-Compton currents, and dielectric properties which vary arbitrarily is treated first; then the treatment is specialized to layered dielectrics. A numerical scheme is given for solving the resulting system of equations describing wave propagation on a line with layered dielectrics. The generalization to a shielded strip line (a three-conductor line) is also presented.