Surface-charge distribution approach for modeling of quasi-static electric antennas in isotropic thermal plasma

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 503-516

  Beghin C ^a   Kolesnikova, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PROBES; PLASMA SHEATHS; SPACECRAFT; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; PLASMAS;

CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRICAL SENSORS; FICTITIOUS CHARGES; INDUCED ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; NETWORK INTERCONNECTIONS; ON-BOARD SPACECRAFTS; SINGLE POINT SOURCE; SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES;

NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC CHARGE;

ELECTRIC ANTENNAS; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; SURFACE CHARGE DISTRIBUTION; THERMAL PLASMA;

EID: 0032069213     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS03588     Document Type: Article

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