FDTD simulation of radar cross section reduction by a collisional inhomogeneous magnetized plasma

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 023504 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Foroutan ◽  
M. N. Azarmanesh ◽  
G. Foroutan
2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 516-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Sadeghikia ◽  
F. Hodjat-Kashani

This theoretical study presents the characteristics of plasma monopole antennas in the VHF/UHF range using finite difference time domain (FDTD) simulation. Results show that more broadband characteristics can be obtained by increasing the diameter of the plasma tube and that the minor lobes diminish in intensity as diameter increases. Furthermore, the nulls are replaced by low level radiation. Since the collision frequency, which is a function of gas pressure, represents the loss mechanism of plasma, decreasing its value increases the gain and radar cross section (RCS) of the antenna. Theoretical modeling shows that at higher plasma frequencies with respect to the signal frequency, the gain and radar cross section of the plasma antenna are high enough and that the impedance curves are altered as the plasma frequency varies. Using these preliminary studies, mutual impedance and gain of a broadside array of two parallel side-by-side plasma elements is presented.


Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Hongyao Liu ◽  
Panpan Wang ◽  
Jiali Wu ◽  
Xin Yan ◽  
Yangan Zhang ◽  
...  

Enhancing the frequency band of the electromagnetic wave is regarded as an efficient way to solve the communication blackout problem. In this paper, frequency of incident wave is raised to Terahertz (THz) band and the radar cross section (RCS) of the three-dimensional conductive model is calculated and simulated based on the Runge–Kutta Exponential Time Differencing–Finite Difference Time Domain method (RKETD-FDTD). Interaction of THz wave and magnetized plasma sheath is discussed. Attenuations in incident wave frequencies of 0.34 THz and 3 GHz and different plasma densities are analyzed. The monostatic RCS is used to compare the penetration in different incident wave frequencies while the bistatic RCS is fixed on 0.34 THz to study its characteristics. The simulation result has almost the same RCS as that of the model without coating plasma when the frequency of incident wave reaches 0.34 THz. The advantages of THz wave at 0.34 THz on increasing RCS and reducing the attenuation are demonstrated from different aspects including polarizations, incident angles, magnetization and anisotropy of plasma, thickness of plasma, scan planes and inhomogeneous distribution of plasma. It can be concluded that 0.34 THz has unique advantages in increasing the radar cross section and can be applied to solve the problem of communication interruption.


2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene F. Knott ◽  
John F. Shaeffer ◽  
Michael T. Tuley

2020 ◽  
Vol E103.B (8) ◽  
pp. 852-859
Author(s):  
Thanh-Binh NGUYEN ◽  
Naoyuki KINAI ◽  
Naobumi MICHISHITA ◽  
Hisashi MORISHITA ◽  
Teruki MIYAZAKI ◽  
...  

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