Electric characteristics of a skin layer of a plasma jet generated as a result of the blank cartridge explosion in a free space

Authors

  • O. O. Puzanov Usikov Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2007.4425125

Keywords:

plasma antennas, reactance, resistance, skin layer

Abstract

Complex impedance of an electrically excited skin of the radiating plasma jet generated using an explosive method in free space is estimated for the main stage of the jet existence. The analytical expressions describing the frequency dependence of the complex impedance of a skin layer of the plasma jet have been obtained. The measured characteristics of the plasma are used to calculate the resistance and reactance. The presented numerical results allow one to estimate a radiation efficiency of explosive plasma antennas.

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Published

2007-09-22