Influence of plasma turbulence on microwave propagation

• Published in: Plasma physics and controlled fusion Vol. 58; no. 10; pp. 105008 - 105016
• Main Authors: Köhn, A, Holzhauer, E, Leddy, J, Thomas, M B, Vann, R G L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 01.11.2016
• Subjects: FDTD; full-wave simulations; magnetized plasmas; plasma turbulence; plasma-microwave interaction; scattering of electromagnetic waves

It is not fully understood how electromagnetic waves propagate through plasma density fluctuations when the size of the fluctuations is comparable with the wavelength of the incident radiation. In this paper, the perturbing effect of a turbulent plasma density layer on a traversing microwave beam is...