Accession Number:

AD0653995

Title:

STUDY OF PLASMA SHEATH EFFECTS ON ANTENNAS

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Jan 1964-31 Mar 1967

Corporate Author:

ARIZONA UNIV TUCSON ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION

Personal Author(s):

• Tyras, George

Report Date:

1967-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

The Final Report under Contract AF19628-3834, summarizes the work carried out during the period 1 January 1964-31 March 1967 in the Engineering Experiment Station, The University of Arizona. The work covers experimental and theoretical investigations into the problem of plasma sheath effects on antennas. In the area of experimental investigations, the effects of plasma sheath homogeneities and nonuniformities on the radiation pattern and input impedance were assessed. In the area of theoretical investigations, the effects of the structure curvature and the radiation patterns were assessed. The effect of plasma compressibility was also investigated.

Descriptors:

• *ANTENNAS
• *PLASMA SHEATHS
• REPORTS
• DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES
• ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
• BESSEL FUNCTIONS
• PLASMAS(PHYSICS)
• HYDRODYNAMICS
• COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES
• SLOT ANTENNAS
• THEORY
• DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE