In this study, we consider three main collisions in dusty plasmas and investigate the effects of dust grains on the propagation of electromagnetic（EM） waves through uniform, unmagnetized and weakly ionized dusty pla...In this study, we consider three main collisions in dusty plasmas and investigate the effects of dust grains on the propagation of electromagnetic（EM） waves through uniform, unmagnetized and weakly ionized dusty plasma. The Drude model is improved to describe the dielectric property of dusty plasmas, which accounts for collisions including electron–molecule, electron–ion, and electron–dust particles. Based on the improved Drude model, the propagation characteristics of microwaves in dusty plasmas have been numerically calculated and studied.The results show that the propagation characteristics of microwaves through dusty plasmas are different from those through normal plasmas. The effects of dust density and size are mainly studied. Numerical results indicate that the momentum transfer between electrons and dust grains makes more energy loss. The dust density and dust size have a similar influence on EM wave propagation, resulting in less transmission and more absorption.展开更多
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61205093 and 61601419the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No.HIT.MKSTISP.2016 11
文摘In this study, we consider three main collisions in dusty plasmas and investigate the effects of dust grains on the propagation of electromagnetic（EM） waves through uniform, unmagnetized and weakly ionized dusty plasma. The Drude model is improved to describe the dielectric property of dusty plasmas, which accounts for collisions including electron–molecule, electron–ion, and electron–dust particles. Based on the improved Drude model, the propagation characteristics of microwaves in dusty plasmas have been numerically calculated and studied.The results show that the propagation characteristics of microwaves through dusty plasmas are different from those through normal plasmas. The effects of dust density and size are mainly studied. Numerical results indicate that the momentum transfer between electrons and dust grains makes more energy loss. The dust density and dust size have a similar influence on EM wave propagation, resulting in less transmission and more absorption.
