In this paper, a self-consistent model is developed of the propagation of an electromagnetic wave into a plasma region, based on the solution of the Maxwell–Boltzmann system of equations. The system is resolved using a finite-difference time-domain approach that gives as results the behavior of both the particle velocity distribution function and the electromagnetic fields. The method is applied to a simple situation in which a wave impinges on a plasma region, but can easily be extended to more complicated configurations.
FDTD solution of the Maxwell-Boltzmann system for electromagnetic wave propagation in a plasma / Cerri, Graziano; Moglie, Franco; Montesi, R; Russo, Paola; Vecchioni, Eleonora. - In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION. - ISSN 0018-926X. - 56:8 II(2008), pp. 2584-2588. [10.1109/TAP.2008.927505]
FDTD solution of the Maxwell-Boltzmann system for electromagnetic wave propagation in a plasma
CERRI, GRAZIANO;MOGLIE, FRANCO;RUSSO, Paola;VECCHIONI, ELEONORA
2008-01-01
Abstract
In this paper, a self-consistent model is developed of the propagation of an electromagnetic wave into a plasma region, based on the solution of the Maxwell–Boltzmann system of equations. The system is resolved using a finite-difference time-domain approach that gives as results the behavior of both the particle velocity distribution function and the electromagnetic fields. The method is applied to a simple situation in which a wave impinges on a plasma region, but can easily be extended to more complicated configurations.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
