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 PLASMA

ANTENNA

TECHNOLOGY
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 SUBMITTED BY
NEETHA PONNU
EC 7A
ROLL NO:39
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 CONTENTS
PLASMA PHYSICS

COMMON PLASMAS

UNIQUE FEATURES OF PLASMA ANTENNA

WORKING

STEALTH

PULSED PLASMA ANTENNA

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

APPLICATIONS

CONCLUSION
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 PLASMA PHYSICS
 Fourth state of matter
 Discovered by WILLIAM CROOKES
 Partially ionized gas
 Electrons free rather than being
bound to atoms
 Electrically conductive.
So respond to EM field
 Plasmas exist only when the gases
they are made of is very hot

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 ARTIFICIALLY PRODUCED PLASMAS
 Those found in plasma displays

 inside fluorescent lamps

 Rocket exhaust

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 TERRESTRIAL PLASMAS
Those found in:-

Lightning

Ionosphere

Elves

Jets

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 ASTROPHYSICAL PLASMAS
Plasmas found in the

Sun

Stars

Interplanetary space

Interstellar space

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 UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
Higher power

Enhanced bandwidth

Reconfiguration and multifunctionality

Lower noice

Perfect reflector

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 WORKING
Plasma when dense, acts as a conductor

Antenna generates concentration of plasma to form

plasma mirror

A central field is located at the focus of mirror

which deflects RF beam

Ionized region produced by electronically

controlled devices
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 WORKING
Plasma moved by switching device on or off

Reflectors- they become active one at a time

Beams are steered without the need for mechanical motion

SI disc act as lens to form reflector system that enable RF

energy to be collimated

When gas is not ionized element ceases to exist

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 STEALTH

New antenna made of plasma

Vanishes when u turn off

Important in battlefield

Impervious to signal jamming

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 PULSED PLASMA ANTENNA
A method and device of energizing a plasma
antenna

 using power from the discharge of an electro

propulsion engine

comprises of a propellant and feed system, a

capacitor charging power processing unit and an
energy storage capacitor

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 energy is released over an
electrode gap

resultant ablation products are

ionized and accelerated by an
electromagnetic force, thereby
producing a pulse.

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 ADVANTAGES
Reconfiguration

Improved performance

Stealthiness

Good efficiency

Portable, reliable
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 DISADVANTAGES
 complexity of antenna design

 equipment for ionisation

 noise

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 APPLICATI ONS
 STEERABLE WIRELESS LAN

 MESH NETWORKS

 DEFENSE APPLICATIONS

 WiFi SECURITY

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 CONCLUSION
the plasma antenna R&D project launched the technology

attracted the intrest from diverse areas

potential advantages for antenna design

revolutionised antenna tecnology

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY
 www.livescience.com

 www.seminar.org

 www.wikipedia.com

 www.electronics4u.com

 www.dailywireless.com

 RADIO AND WAVE PROPOGATION-K.D.PRASAD

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