Radio frequency signal propagation through a stagnant flow in a plasma facility for analysis of the communication blackout phenomenon

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العنوان: Radio frequency signal propagation through a stagnant flow in a plasma facility for analysis of the communication blackout phenomenon
المؤلفون: Felgueiras Luis, Diana Zaida, Viladegut Farran, Alan, Chazot Cachard, Olivier, Camps Carmona, Adriano José
المساهمون: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CommSensLab-UPC - Centre Específic de Recerca en Comunicació i Detecció UPC
سنة النشر: 2024
المجموعة: Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, BarcelonaTech: UPCommons - Global access to UPC knowledge
مصطلحات موضوعية: Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal::Adquisició i detecció del senyal, Radio wave propagation, Atmospheric entry phase, Ionization, Radio blackout, Plasma wind tunne, Ones de ràdio -- Propagació
الوصف: During the atmospheric entry phase, the high levels of ionization on the plasma layer around a spacecraft can cause disruption of the communications, leading to a radio blackout phenomenon. This work, as part of the Horizon 2020 Magnetohydrodynamics Enhanced Entry System for Space Transportation (MEESST) project, presents experimental measurements of radio signal propagation through stagnant flows of air and CO2 plasmas, representative of Earth and Mars entry flows, to characterize the effect of the flow on the radio wave signal propagation. The measurements are conducted at the VKI plasma wind tunnel, the Plasmatron facility, using conical horn antennas in the Ka-band transmitting inside an optimally designed probe. The design and characterization of the probe, conducted at the UPC anechoic chamber, are also detailed. The measurements at the plasma wind tunnel show that the signal propagates almost undisturbed for low electric powers (and plasma frequencies), being its magnitude attenuated and its polarization rotated consecutively for higher electric powers. The dependency with pressure in air is seen to comply with experimental measurements of electron number densities in the facility found in literature. Similar behaviours for air and CO2 plasmas are observed. ; Diana Luís research is funcled by a doctoral fellowship (2021.04930.BD) granted by Fundaçao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia (FCT Portugal). The MEESST project is funded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 899298. ; Peer Reviewed ; Postprint (author's final draft)
نوع الوثيقة: conference object
وصف الملف: 16 p.; application/pdf
اللغة: English
ردمك: 978-1-62410-711-5
1-62410-711-7
العلاقة: Felgueiras, D. [et al.]. Radio frequency signal propagation through a stagnant flow in a plasma facility for analysis of the communication blackout phenomenon. A: AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition. "2024 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum): Orlando, Florida, EEUU: January 8-12, 2024". 2024. ISBN 978-1-62410-711-5. DOI 10.2514/6.2024-1421.; http://hdl.handle.net/2117/406667Test
DOI: 10.2514/6.2024-1421
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1421Test
http://hdl.handle.net/2117/406667Test
حقوق: Open Access
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.200BD0BD
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
ردمك:9781624107115
1624107117
DOI:10.2514/6.2024-1421