Electromagnetic Phenomena   2003, Vol.3, No.4(12)  521-528

 

PACS №: 84.90+a

Shkilyov A.L., Khristenko V.M., Somov V.A., Tkach Yu.V.

Institute for Electromagnetic Research
PO Box 4580, Kharkov-61022, Ukraine
e-mail: tkach@iemr.com.ua

Experimental Research of the Explosive Plasma Antenna

Abstract

The properties of explosively formed plasma jets were investigated to assess their utility as antennas. These results were used to design a multi-jet plasma antenna. A plasma antenna with four jets has been designed, built, and tested and it was demonstrated that this antenna can achieve more than 6-7 dB of gain at a frequency of 700 MHz.

 
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