A Self-Consistent Model on Cylindrical Monopole Plasma Antenna Excited by Surface Wave Based on the Maxwell-Boltzmann Equation

Junwei Lv, Yingsong Li, Zili Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2011.38048                

Abstract

The paper analyzes the motion of electron in plasma antenna and the distribution of electromagnetic field power around the plasma antenna, and proposes a self-consistent model according to the structure of cylindrical monopole plasma antenna excited by surface wave; calculation of the model is based on Maxwell-Boltzmann equation and gas molecular dynamics theory. The calculation results show that this method can reflect the relationships between the external excitation power, gas pressure, discharge current and the characteristic of plasma. It is an accurate method to predicate and calculate the parameters of plasma antenna.

Keywords

Cylindrical Monopole Plasma Antenna, Self-Consistent Mode, Surface Wave, Maxwell-Boltzmann Equation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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