Excitation of Electrostatic Fields in a Plasma by Transverse Electromagnetic Waves

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (24) ◽  
pp. 3221-3226 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. P. Bachynski ◽  
B. W. Gibbs

An experiment has been conducted in which a plane transverse electromagnetic wave is incident from free space on a layer of isotropic plasma at small angles (0–12°) of incidence. Strong longitudinal electrostatic fields are observed within the plasma in the regions where the radian frequency of the incident wave equals the plasma frequency when the electric vector of the incident field is in the plane of incidence. Only weak longitudinal electrostatic fields are observed if the incident electric field is perpendicular to the plane of incidence. The observed phenomenon appears consistent with the field growth in a region where the dielectric coefficient of a plasma becomes zero.

2021 ◽  
Vol 503 (4) ◽  
pp. 5740-5745
Author(s):  
Igor V Kudryavtsev ◽  
T I Kaltman

ABSTRACT In this paper, we consider the spectral dependences of transverse electromagnetic waves generated in solar plasma at the coalescence of Langmuir waves. It is shown that different spectra of Langmuir waves lead to characteristic types of transversal electromagnetic wave spectra, what makes it possible to diagnose the features of the spectra of Langmuir waves generated in solar plasma.


1993 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-235 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. T. Ivanov ◽  
K. M. Ivanova ◽  
E. G. Alexov

Electromagnetic wave propagation along the interface between a magnetoactive plasma and a metallic screen is investigated analytically and numerically. It is shown that the waves have a Rayleigh character: they are superpositions of two partial waves. It is concluded that electromagnetic waves propagate only at frequencies lower than min (ωp, ωc), where ωpis the plasma frequency and ωcis the cyclotron frequency. The field topology is found, and the physical character of the waves is discussed.


1974 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. Dolgopolov ◽  
N. M. El-Siragy ◽  
Y. A. Sayed

We investigate radiation of waves at double the frequency from an arbitrary inhomogeneous, isotropic plasma layer, when 8-polarized electromagnetic waves are obliquely incident on it and their lengths are considerably greater than the width of the layer. We calculate the amplitudes of the radiated waves. We show that, in general, the second harmonics are radiated in the direction of propagation of both the reflected and the transmitted wave being at the basic frequency. At small plasma densities, the second harmonics are emitted practically only in the direction of propagation of the reflected wave at the basic frequency. For normal incidence, there is no wave radiation at double the frequency of the incident wave.


2001 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. Willes ◽  
Iver H. Cairns

AbstractBeam-driven Langmuir waves in the solar wind are generated just above the electron plasma frequency, which fluctuates in the inhomogeneous solar wind plasma. Consequently, propagating Langmuir waves encounter regions in which the wave frequency is less than the local plasma frequency, where they can be reflected, mode converted to transverse electromagnetic waves, and trapped in density wells. The aim here is to investigate Langmuir wave reflection and mode conversion at a linear density gradient for typical solar wind parameters. It is shown that higher mode conversion efficiencies are possible than previously calculated, but that mode conversion occurs in a smaller region of parameter space. In addition, the possibility of detecting mode conversion with in situ spacecraft Langmuir wave observations is discussed.


2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
Z. Mechbal ◽  
A. Khamlichi

Composites made from E-glass/epoxy or aramid/epoxy are frequently used in aircraft and aerospace industries. These materials are prone to suffer from the presence of delamination, which can reduce severely the performance of aircrafts and even threaten their safety. Since electric conductivity of these composites is rather small, they can propagate electromagnetic waves. Detection of delamination damage can then be monitored by using an electromagnetic penetrating radar scanner, which consists of emitting waves having the form of short time pulses that are centered on a given work frequency. While propagating, these waves undergo partial reflection when running into an obstacle or a material discontinuity. Habitually, the radar is moved at constant speed along a straight path and the reflected signal is processed as a radargram that gives the reflected energy as function of the two-way time and the antenna position.In this work, modeling of electromagnetic wave propagation in composites made from E-glass/epoxy was performed analytically. The electromagnetic wave reflection from a delamination defect was analyzed as function of key intervening factors which include the defect extent and depth, as well as the work frequency. Various simulations were performed and the obtained results have enabled to correlate the reflection pattern image features to the actual delamination defect characteristics which can provide quantification of delamination.


1998 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 1187-1201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Zamastil ◽  
Lubomír Skála ◽  
Petr Pančoška ◽  
Oldřich Bílek

Using the semiclassical approach for the description of the propagation of the electromagnetic waves in optically active isotropic media we derive a new formula for the circular dichroism parameter. The theory is based on the idea of the time damped electromagnetic wave interacting with the molecules of the sample. In this theory, the Lambert-Beer law need not be taken as an empirical law, however, it follows naturally from the requirement that the electromagnetic wave obeys the Maxwell equations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shumin Du ◽  
Huaiyin Chen ◽  
Ruoyu Hong

AbstractWith the rapid development of electronics and information technology, electronics and electrical equipment have been widely used in our daily lives. The living environment is full of electromagnetic waves of various frequencies and energy. Electromagnetic wave radiation has evolved into a new type of environmental pollution that has been listed by the WHO (World Health Organization) as the fourth largest source of environmental pollution after water, atmosphere, and noise. Studies have shown that when electromagnetic wave radiation is too much, it can cause neurological disorders. And electromagnetic interference will cause the abnormal operation of medical equipment, precision instruments and other equipment, and therefore cause incalculable consequences. Therefore, electromagnetic protection has become a hot issue of concern to the social and scientific circles.


2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengtao Lai ◽  
Zenglin Li ◽  
Wei Wang ◽  
Jia Qu ◽  
Liang Wei Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Coding metasurfaces have attracted tremendous interests due to unique capabilities of manipulating electromagnetic wave. However, archiving transmissive coding metasurface is still challenging. Here we propose a transmissive anisotropic coding metasurface that enables the independent control of two orthogonal polarizations. The polarization beam splitter and the OAM generator have been studied as typical applications of anisotropic 2-bit coding metasurface. The simulated far field patterns illustrate that the x and y polarized electromagnetic waves are deflected into two different directions, respectively. The anisotropic coding metasurface has been experimentally verified to realize an orbital angular momentum (OAM) beam with l = 2 of right-handed polarized wave, resulting from both contributions from linear-to-circular polarization conversion and the phase profile modulation. This work is beneficial to enrich the polarization manipulation field and develop transmissive coding metasurfaces.


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