Analysis of Reflection Properties of High Power Microwave Propagation in Mixture-Atmosphere

Tao Tang, Cheng Liao, Qingmin Gao, Pengcheng Zhao

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DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2010.29070                

Abstract

A simple theoretical modeling is made to describe the reflection features of the high power microwave (HPM) in the mixture-atmosphere. The time-space dependent mixture-atmosphere is generated by ionization of the neutral molecules in atmosphere. Reflection will occur when HPM propagates in such mixture-atmosphere. The reflection characteristic of the HPM propagation in the mixture-atmosphere is investigated by FDTD numerical experiments in inhomogeneous medium, the influence on the reflection for different HPM parameters is concluded. An additional stability conditions for the FDTD difference scheme of the HPM mixture-atmosphere propagation model are presented.

Keywords

High Power Microwave, Reflection Properties, Mixture-Atmosphere

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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