Absorption of electromagnetic wave by inhomogeneous, unmagnetized plasma

Abstract

In this article, a novel and normalized Z-transform finite-difference time-domain (ZTFDTD) method is presented. This method uses a more general form of Maxwell’s equations using the BoldItalic, BoldItalic, BoldItalic fields. The iterative model of BoldItalic-BoldItalic-BoldItalic-BoldItalic can be obtained by using the Z-transform resulted frequency-dependent formula between BoldItalic and BoldItalic. The advantages of the ZTFDTD consist in that the discrete equations are simple, the results are precise, easy to program and capable of dealing with the key technologies of finite-difference time-domain (FDTD), such as absorbing boundary conditions (uniaxial anisotropic perfectly matched layer, UPML) and near-to-far-field transformation. The ZTFDTD method is then used to simulate the interaction of electromagnetic wave with plasma. Using a simplified two-dimensional model, the stealth effect of inhomogeneous, unmagnetized plasma is studied both in different electron densities of plasma, different electromagnetic wave frequencies and different plasma collision frequencies. The numerical results indicate that plasma stealth is effective in theory and a reasonable selection with the plasma parameters that can greatly enhance the effectiveness of plasma stealth.

Keywords

finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) / Z-transform / anisotropic perfectly matched layer / plasma stealth / radar cross section (RCS)

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