Interaction of high-frequency electromagnetic emission with layered cylinder

The paper discusses the existing design of mirror antennas used on spacecraft. The requirements are formulated under which the reliable performance of antennas is ensured under operating conditions. Innovative construction of the space high frequency axisymmetric mirror antenna of an ultralight class is presented. Antenna’s body consists of several conjugate carbon fiber shells. Antenna’s design technology which gives an opportunity to create the shell of a reflector with minimal deflection from a full-paraboloid is developed. Using the finite element method, a parametric modal analysis of the antenna is performed. Based on this analysis, geometric parameters were determined that provide optimal mechanical and mass characteristics of the structure. The calculation results were used to create a prototype mirror antenna. It is shown that the created antenna possesses the parameters required for generation of the high-directional electromagnetic emission of Q and V frequency domain. Successful ground experimental perfection of the construction of the antenna is made. It included the stages of mechanical, thermal vacuum, and radio engineering tests. The proposed design can be used to create advanced spacecraft.

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Directional features of the downshifted peak observed in HF-induced stimulated electromagnetic emission spectra obtained using an interferometer

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-24-1819-2006 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 24 (7) ◽

pp. 1819-1827 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

E. D. Tereshchenko ◽

R. Yu. Yurik ◽

B. Z. Khudukon ◽

M. T. Rietveld ◽

B. Isham ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Source Region ◽

Emission Spectra ◽

Electromagnetic Emission ◽

Spectral Features ◽

Frequency Range ◽

Pump Frequency ◽

Ionospheric Modification ◽

Stimulated Electromagnetic Emission ◽

Magnetic Zenith

Abstract. A high frequency (HF) ionospheric modification experiment was carried out between 25 September and 8 October 2004, using the EISCAT HF transmitter located near Tromsø, Norway. During this experiment the spectra of the stimulated HF sideband waves (stimulated electromagnetic emission or SEE) induced by the HF pump were observed using an interferometer consisting of three spaced receiving antennas with baselines both along and perpendicular to the meridian, and a multi-channel coherent receiver, installed in the vicinity of the HF facility. The transmitter operated at 4040kHz and its antenna beam was scanned to angles of 0°, 7°, 14°, and 21° south from vertical, pausing 4min at each position. This paper focuses on features of the downshifted peak (DP) emission, which has not been as thoroughly studied as many of the other SEE spectral features observable within the EISCAT pump frequency range. It was found that the signal-weighted direction of the DP source region remained within 5° of magnetic zenith as the HF beam was tilted between 0 and 21° south of vertical.

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Stimulated Brillouin scattering during electron gyro-harmonic heating at EISCAT

Annales Geophysicae ◽

10.5194/angeo-33-983-2015 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 33 (8) ◽

pp. 983-990 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

H. Y. Fu ◽

W. A. Scales ◽

P. A. Bernhardt ◽

S. J. Briczinski ◽

M. J. Kosch ◽

...

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Brillouin Scattering ◽

Electromagnetic Emission ◽

Spectral Lines ◽

Radio Waves ◽

Pump Frequency ◽

Incoherent Scatter ◽

Ionospheric Modification ◽

Stimulated Brillouin ◽

Uhf Radar

Abstract. Observations of secondary radiation, stimulated electromagnetic emission (SEE), produced during ionospheric modification experiments using ground-based, high-power, high-frequency (HF) radio waves are considered. The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) facility is capable of generating narrowband SEE in the form of stimulated Brillouin scatter (SBS) and stimulated ion Bernstein scatter (SIBS) in the SEE spectrum. Such narrowband SEE spectral lines have not been reported using the European Incoherent Scatter (EISCAT) heater facility before. This work reports the first EISCAT results of narrowband SEE spectra and compares them to SEE previously observed at HAARP during electron gyro-harmonic heating. An analysis of experimental SEE data shows observations of emission lines within 100 Hz of the pump frequency, interpreted as SBS, during the 2012 July EISCAT campaign. Experimental results indicate that SBS strengthens as the pump frequency approaches the third electron gyro-harmonic. Also, for different heater antenna beam angles, the CUTLASS radar backscatter induced by HF radio pumping is suppressed near electron gyro-harmonics, whereas electron temperature enhancement weakens as measured by EISCAT/UHF radar. The main features of these new narrowband EISCAT observations are generally consistent with previous SBS measurements at HAARP.

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Time-Scale Simulation of the High Frequency Electromagnetic Emission of a Lightning Discharge

IEICE Transactions on Communications ◽

10.1093/ietcom/e88-b.8.3307 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol E88-B (8) ◽

pp. 3307-3313 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

S. MARCHI

Keyword(s):

Time Scale ◽

High Frequency ◽

Lightning Discharge ◽

Electromagnetic Emission

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Regularities of Methane and Coal Dust Ignition Caused by Electric Sources in Mine Workings

Горная промышленность ◽

10.30686/1609-9192-2021-4-119-124 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 119-124

Author(s):

I.E. Kolesnichenko ◽

E.A. Kolesnichenko ◽

E.I. Lyubomishchenko ◽

E.I. Kolesnichenko ◽

A.A. Evsyukova

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Coal Dust ◽

Electromagnetic Emission ◽

Electric Arc ◽

Underground Mines ◽

Visible Range ◽

Electrical Grid ◽

Electrical Grids ◽

Failure Regularities ◽

Breaking Points

Fires and explosions pose the greatest threat in underground mines that use high-voltage electrical grids. The paper presents data on explosions of combustible methane and coal dust mixtures in Russian mines. It is shown that there always exists a high risk of fire resulting from a malfunction in the electrical grid. The research aims at determining the type and parameters of an electric arc, spark or open flame generated at the breaking points of electric conductors which initiate the ignition of a combustible medium. It was found that the commonly known ionic and thermal theories of ignition do not match the present state of knowledge. The methodology consisted in investigating patterns of electric charge generation and transfer up to the point of the mains failure. Regularities of energy processes in the atomic and molecular structure of the conductor material are presented. For the first time ever the concept of transformation of the electromagnetic energy generated in the alternator into photon packets of high-frequency energy is justified. An electron of the conductor atom absorbs a quantum of the generated energy, converts the generated frequency into a high-frequency photon packet and radiates it into the electric grid. It has been found that an electric arc or a spark, acting as a source of ignition for a combustible medium, is an electromagnetic emission of energy in the visible range.

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The Microstructure of Steatite (Protoenstatite)

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100118102 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. 236-237

Author(s):

W. E. Lee ◽

A. H. Heuer

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Glass Ceramics ◽

Magnesium Silicate ◽

Beam Current ◽

Glassy Matrix ◽

Angle Of Incidence ◽

X Ray ◽

Mechanical And Electrical Properties ◽

Argon Ions ◽

High Temperature Polymorph

IntroductionTraditional steatite ceramics, made by firing (vitrifying) hydrous magnesium silicate, have long been used as insulators for high frequency applications due to their excellent mechanical and electrical properties. Early x-ray and optical analysis of steatites showed that they were composed largely of protoenstatite (MgSiO3) in a glassy matrix. Recent studies of enstatite-containing glass ceramics have revived interest in the polymorphism of enstatite. Three polymorphs exist, two with orthorhombic and one with monoclinic symmetry (ortho, proto and clino enstatite, respectively). Steatite ceramics are of particular interest a they contain the normally unstable high-temperature polymorph, protoenstatite.Experimental3mm diameter discs cut from steatite rods (∼10” long and 0.5” dia.) were ground, polished, dimpled, and ion-thinned to electron transparency using 6KV Argon ions at a beam current of 1 x 10-3 A and a 12° angle of incidence. The discs were coated with carbon prior to TEM examination to minimize charging effects.

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Simulations of high-resolution images of amorphous silicon films

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s042482010014419x ◽

1986 ◽

Vol 44 ◽

pp. 544-545

Author(s):

G. Y. Fan ◽

J. M. Cowley

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

High Frequency ◽

Fourier Transformation ◽

Amorphous Materials ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Chromatic Aberration ◽

Structure Information ◽

Frequency Components ◽

High Resolution Images ◽

Spatial Frequency Spectrum

It is well known that the structure information on the specimen is not always faithfully transferred through the electron microscope. Firstly, the spatial frequency spectrum is modulated by the transfer function (TF) at the focal plane. Secondly, the spectrum suffers high frequency cut-off by the aperture (or effectively damping terms such as chromatic aberration). While these do not have essential effect on imaging crystal periodicity as long as the low order Bragg spots are inside the aperture, although the contrast may be reversed, they may change the appearance of images of amorphous materials completely. Because the spectrum of amorphous materials is continuous, modulation of it emphasizes some components while weakening others. Especially the cut-off of high frequency components, which contribute to amorphous image just as strongly as low frequency components can have a fundamental effect. This can be illustrated through computer simulation. Imaging of a whitenoise object with an electron microscope without TF limitation gives Fig. 1a, which is obtained by Fourier transformation of a constant amplitude combined with random phases generated by computer.

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SEM image sharpness analysis

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100163174 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 54 ◽

pp. 142-143

Author(s):

M. T. Postek ◽

A. E. Vladar

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Quantitative Information ◽

Primary Electron ◽

Image Sharpness ◽

Critical Dimensions ◽

Sem Image ◽

Frequency Changes ◽

Electron Microscopes ◽

Scanning Electron

Fully automated or semi-automated scanning electron microscopes (SEM) are now commonly used in semiconductor production and other forms of manufacturing. The industry requires that an automated instrument must be routinely capable of 5 nm resolution (or better) at 1.0 kV accelerating voltage for the measurement of nominal 0.25-0.35 micrometer semiconductor critical dimensions. Testing and proving that the instrument is performing at this level on a day-by-day basis is an industry need and concern which has been the object of a study at NIST and the fundamentals and results are discussed in this paper.In scanning electron microscopy, two of the most important instrument parameters are the size and shape of the primary electron beam and any image taken in a scanning electron microscope is the result of the sample and electron probe interaction. The low frequency changes in the video signal, collected from the sample, contains information about the larger features and the high frequency changes carry information of finer details. The sharper the image, the larger the number of high frequency components making up that image. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) analysis of an SEM image can be employed to provide qualitiative and ultimately quantitative information regarding the SEM image quality.

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Real Ear Sound Pressure Levels Developed by Three Portable Stereo System Earphones

American Journal of Audiology ◽

10.1044/1059-0889.0104.52 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 52-55 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gail L. MacLean ◽

Andrew Stuart ◽

Robert Stenstrom

Keyword(s):

High Frequency ◽

Sound Pressure ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Test System ◽

Output Frequency ◽

Frequency Effects ◽

Adult Men ◽

Frequency Responses ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Sound Pressure Levels

Differences in real ear sound pressure levels (SPLs) with three portable stereo system (PSS) earphones (supraaural [Sony Model MDR-44], semiaural [Sony Model MDR-A15L], and insert [Sony Model MDR-E225]) were investigated. Twelve adult men served as subjects. Frequency response, high frequency average (HFA) output, peak output, peak output frequency, and overall RMS output for each PSS earphone were obtained with a probe tube microphone system (Fonix 6500 Hearing Aid Test System). Results indicated a significant difference in mean RMS outputs with nonsignificant differences in mean HFA outputs, peak outputs, and peak output frequencies among PSS earphones. Differences in mean overall RMS outputs were attributed to differences in low-frequency effects that were observed among the frequency responses of the three PSS earphones. It is suggested that one cannot assume equivalent real ear SPLs, with equivalent inputs, among different styles of PSS earphones.

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