Electromagnetic Reflection of Conductive Plane Covered with Magnetized Inhomogeneous Plasma

This paper presents numerical results in the form of graphs of the power reflection coefficients for electromagnetic signals normally incident upon a conductive plane covered with a layer of plasma. The plasma's electron density varies only in the direction perpendicular to the plane. A non-uniform external magnetic field, which is oriented in a direction paralleled to the conductor's surface and has a gradient normal to this surface, is applied to the plasma. Parameters considered in the computation cover a relatively wide range and the functional dependence of the power reflection coefficients on these parameters are studied.