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OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION

INTRODUCTION PLASMA ANTENNA PLASMA ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY WORKING PRINCIPLE OF PLASMA ANTENNA PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN PLASMA ANTENNA CHARACTERSTICS APPLICATIONS ADVANTAGES CONCLUSION
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INTRODUCTION
Plasma Antenna is a special type of

antenna in which the metal conducting elements of a conventional antenna are replaced by a plasma.

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PLASMA

Fourth state of matter similar to gas.

Sir William Crookes, an English Physicist

identified it in 1879. According to Marklands technology, plasmas are conductive assemblies of charged and neutral particles and fields that exhibit collective effects.

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ANTENNA
It is defined as an electrical conductor of a

specific length that radiate radiowaves generated by a transmitter and collect that waves at the receiver.

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GENERATION OF ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD

When voltage applied to an antenna,electric field produced. Causes current to flow in antenna. Due to current flow,magnetic field produced. These two fields are emitted from an antenna and propagate through space over very long distances.

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PLASMA ANTENNA TECHNOLOGY

It employs an ionized gas enclosed in a tube as the conducting element of an antenna. When the gas is electrically charged or ionized to a plasma,it becomes conductive and allowing radio frequency signals to be transmitted or received. When gas is not ionized,the antenna element ceases to exit.

IONIZED GAS PLASMA ANTENNA

FIGURE OF ANTENNA

FIGURE OF PLASMA TUBE ANTENNA

WORKING PRINCIPLE
When supply is given to the tube, the gas inside it

gets ionised to plasma. When plasma is highly energised, it behaves as a conductor. Antenna generates a localised concentration of plasma to form a plasma mirror that deflects RF beam launched from a central feed located at focus of mirror.

WORKING PRINICIPLE FIGURE

PHYSICAL PROCESSES
A plasma jet has diameter a is formed in the atmosphere and passes through a dielectric cylinder that has diameter b and a conductive spiral is winded on the cylinder.

FIGURE OF PLASMA ANTENNA DESIGN:

OPERATION
When plasma jet enters into the spiral field,

signals are emitted.

The spiral is a localised concentration of

plasma.
These spirals behave as plasma mirrors

which helps in transmission of RF signals.

CHARACTERSTICS
Gas ionizing process can manipulate

resistance and when deionized,the gas has infinite resistance and doesnot interact with RF radiation.
After sending pulse,it can be deionized

and elliminates ringing effect.

PLOT OF SPIRAL CURRENT

TRADITIONAL ANTENNA VS PLASMA ANTENNA

Unlike simple directional antennas, Plasma Antennas

selectable multi-beam antennas are electronically steered, avoiding the need for manual or mechanical alignment and realignment of fixed point-to-point communication links. Plasma Antennas selectable multi-beam antennas provide similar advantages to phased array antennas but at a fraction of the cost, together with much wider bandwidth of operation.

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APPLICATIONS

In highspeed digital communication and radar system. In radio antenna. Stealth for millitary application. Used for transmission and modulation techniques(PM,AM,FM).

ADVANTAGES
Higher Power Enhanced bandwidth Higher efficiency Lower noise Perfect reflector Low in weight Smaller in size Improved reliability

CONCLUSION
It is more advantageous than other

antenna due to ionized gas. Its action has many general with the dielectric antenna action. It helps in pulse operation.