NUMERICAL-CALCULATION OF THE REFLECTION, ABSORPTION, AND TRANSMISSIONOF MICROWAVES BY A NONUNIFORM PLASMA SLAB

In this paper we study the reflection, absorption, and transmission of microwaves by a magnetized, steady-state, two-dimensional, nonuniform plasma slab. A discussion on the effect of various plasma parameters on the reflected power, absorbed power, and transmitted power is prese nted. The nonuniform plasma slab is modeled by a series of subslabs. E ven though we assume that the number density is constant in each subsl ab, the overall number density profile across the whole slab follows a parabolic function. The partial reflection coefficient at each subsla b boundary is computed along with the absorption at each subslab. The total reflected, absorbed, and transmitted powers are then deduced and their functional dependence on the number density, collision frequenc y, and angle of propagation is studied.