An E-J collocated 3-D FDTD model of electromagnetic wave propagation in magnetized cold plasma

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 469-478

  Yu, Yaxin ^a   Simpson, Jamesina J ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

Earth; Electromagnetic wave propagation; Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method; Ionosphere; Magnetized cold plasma

Indexed keywords

APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELDS; ARBITRARY DIRECTION; COLD PLASMAS; CURRENT DENSITY VECTORS; ELECTRIC FIELD COMPONENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD VECTORS; FARADAY ROTATIONS; FDTD ALGORITHM; FDTD MODEL; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME-DOMAIN; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MAGNETIC-FIELD INTENSITY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; NUMERICAL MODELS; PLASMA EFFECTS; TIGHTLY-COUPLED; WAVE BEHAVIOR;

ANISOTROPIC MEDIA; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT; MAGNETIC DOMAINS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PLASMA THEORY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; WAVE PROPAGATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 76849084474     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2037706     Document Type: Article

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