High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 8, 089001(2023)

Simulation study of the relationship between low-frequency communication EM wave transmissivity of plasma sheaths and irradiation microwave E-field strength

Yuqing Chen, Lei Wang, Lishan Zhao, and Juntao He*
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  • College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
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    During the flight of hypersonic vehicle, plasma sheath will be produced on the surface due to the influence of surface shockwave. Because the plasma sheath will absorb, reflect and scatter electromagnetic waves, the communication signal will be attenuated or even interrupted, causing “blackout” problem. Theoretically, the interaction between the plasma sheath and microwave is nonlinearly changing with electric field, so there may be a suitable E-field amplitude and irradiation time interval to make electromagnetic wave transmissivity rise. For this possibility, Finite Element Analysis is used to conduct a two-dimensional coupled simulation of the plasma sheath flow field and the electromagnetic field on the hypersonic vehicle’s surface, and the change of the plasma sheath transmissivity after microwave irradiation is obtained. The plasma sheath was irradiated for 30 ns with electric field of 5×104 V/m, 1×105 V/m, 2.5×105 V/m, 5×105 V/m, respectively. The maximum transmissivity to 1.2 GHz and 1.6 GHz electromagnetic waves is enhanced after irradiation. It provides a new possibility to solve the “blackout” problem.

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    Yuqing Chen, Lei Wang, Lishan Zhao, Juntao He. Simulation study of the relationship between low-frequency communication EM wave transmissivity of plasma sheaths and irradiation microwave E-field strength[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(8): 089001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Advanced Interdisciplinary Science

    Received: Jan. 12, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 28, 2023

    Published Online: Aug. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: He Juntao (hjt0731@163.com)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220361

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