Physical characteristics of plasma antennas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 1 III, 2004, Pages 269-281

  Rayner, John Phillip ^a   Whichello, Adrian Philip ^a   Cheetham, Desmond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Plasma antennas; Plasma density; Plasma electrical conductivity; Plasma noise measurements; Radiation efficiency; Radiation patterns

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ARGON; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA THEORY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE WAVES; THERMAL NOISE;

ANTENNA EFFICIENCY; ARGON SURFACE WAVE DISCHARGE; OHMIC THERMAL NOISE SOURCE; PLASMA ANTENNAS;

PLASMA DEVICES;

EID: 2442514023     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.826019     Document Type: Article

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