Analysis of the temperature influence on the plasma reflectance by a new FDTD method

We apply the shift-operator FDTD (SO-FDTD) method for calculating dispersive media plasmas. We write the dielectric constant of a dispersive medium as a rational fractional function and derive the relation between D and E in the time domain. For a uniform, approximately isothermic, isotropic, warm-collision-plasma slab, the reflection coefficient of electromagnetic waves can be calculated using the SO-FDTD method. We study the influence of temperature on the collisions and absorption of electromagnetic waves in the plasma and discuss the regularity of the relationships obtained.