Electromagnetic reduction of plasma density during atmospheric reentry and hypersonic flights

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 445-453

  Keidar, Michael ^a,c   Kim, Minkwan ^b,c   Boyd, Iain D ^b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION; HYPERSONIC VEHICLES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PLASMA DENSITY; RADIO COMMUNICATION; VEHICLE TO VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY; CROSSED FIELDS; DENSITY REDUCTION; ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; HYPERSONIC FLIGHTS; HYPERSONIC VELOCITY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SYSTEMS OPERATION;

MAGNETOPLASMA;

EID: 44949122588     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.32147     Document Type: Article

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