Modification of an electromagnetic wave by a time-varying switched magnetoplasma medium: transverse propagation

• Published in: IEEE transactions on plasma science Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Joo Hwa Lee, Kalluri, D.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.02.1998; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Current density; Differential equations; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic waves (e.g., electron-cyclotron, whistler, bernstein, upper hybrid, lower hybrid); Electromagnetic waves (eg, electron-cyclotron, Whistler, Bernstein, upper hybrid, lower hybrid); Electromagnetism; Electrons; Exact sciences and technology; Frequency; Magnetic switching; Physics; Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges; Physics of plasmas and electric discharges; Plasma; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Riccati equations; Waves, oscillations, and instabilities in plasmas and intense beams; Time varying plasma; Magnetoplasma; Amplitudes; Adiabatic processes; Theoretical study; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Transverse propagation; Switching
• ISSN: 0093-3813; 1939-9375
• DOI: 10.1109/27.659525

The modification of frequency and field amplitudes of an extraordinary wave (X-wave) by a time-varying magnetoplasma medium is considered. An explicit expression for the amplitude of the electric and magnetic fields in terms of the magnetoplasma parameters and the new frequency is obtained.