Impedance of a large circular loop antenna in a magnetoplasma
The input impedance of a large circular loop antenna with arbitrary orientation in a cold magnetoplasma is calculated by using a transmission line theory. New impedance resonances for antennas of finite size in a magnetoplasma in the frequency region below and near the electron cyclotron frequency are indicated theoretically. The resonance peak of the impedance at the lower hybrid resonance frequency is also predicted to exist for arbitrarily oriented antennas of finite size. The experiments on the impedance of a large circular loop antenna are carried out for the cases of normal and parallel orientation of the magnetic field with respect to the plane of the loop immersed in a radio frequency-generated laboratory plasma. The newly predicted impedance resonances for the antenna of finite size are observed. It is also shown that the measured impedances agree fairly well with the calculated ones.
- Research Organization:
- Tokyo National College of Technology, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 193
- OSTI ID:
- 7018436
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Antennas Propag.; (United States) Vol. AP-34:8; ISSN IETPA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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