{"title":"Creation of a HF and VHF Radio Communication Channel Through an Artificial Ionospheric Repeater","authors":"V. P. Uryadov, F. I. Vybornov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10258-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10258-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We study experimentally the possibility of creating a HF and VHF radio communication channel at frequencies above the hop-by-hop MUF through an artificial ionospheric repeater, which is formed by as scatterers in the form of magnetic field-aligned small-scale artificial ionospheric irregularities, created at the altitudes of reflection of a high-power O-mode pump wave. The experiments were carried out on the Dymer (Kyiv region)—Sura—Kachalinskaya (Volgograd region) path in the HF sounding regime at fixed frequencies and in the chirp sounding regime on the IZMIRAN—Sura—Rostov-on-Don path. On the Novocherkassk (Rostov region)—Sura— Kachalinskaya path, the measurements were carried out at a frequency of 45.8 MHz. Comparison with simulation results is performed. To ensure stable HF and VHF radio communication through an artificial ionospheric repeater, it is necessary to take into account the state of the ionosphere, the frequency of the communication signal, and the height of the location of scattering irregularities. To adapt communication systems to the current ionospheric environment under conditions of insufficient accuracy in predicting the state of the ionosphere, it is necessary to monitor the ionospheric channel using technical tools for broadband oblique HF and VHF sounding.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. S. Sokolov, N. S. Akhmadullina, V. D. Borzosekov, E. V. Voronova, T. É. Gayanova, N. G. Gusein-zade, Z. A. Zakletskii, A. K. Kozak, D. V. Malakhov, N. N. Skvortsova, V. D. Stepakhin, E. A. Obraztsova, O. N. Shishilov
{"title":"Plasma-Chemical Facility for Synthesis of Micro- and Nanoparticles Having Controlled Compositions and Structures on the Basis of a Microwave Discharge in the Gyrotron Radiation","authors":"A. S. Sokolov, N. S. Akhmadullina, V. D. Borzosekov, E. V. Voronova, T. É. Gayanova, N. G. Gusein-zade, Z. A. Zakletskii, A. K. Kozak, D. V. Malakhov, N. N. Skvortsova, V. D. Stepakhin, E. A. Obraztsova, O. N. Shishilov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10261-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10261-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We present a description of a plasma-chemical facility designed for synthesis of micro- and nanoparticles using the radiation of a high-power gyrotron. The facility has been developed at the Plasma Physics Division of A.M.Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The facility includes a plasma-chemical reactor, a gyrotron unit, an in-line calorimeter, a diagnostic system, which ensures video and spectroscopic measurements, balance measurements of the microwave radiation, and thermal imagery measurements, a chemical unit for specimen preparation and analysis of synthesis products, an electronic logging unit, and a specimen labeling system for organization and storage of a large amount of experimental data and specimens.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. V. Anisimov, S. V. Galichenko, A. A. Prokhorchuk, K. V. Aphinogenov, E. V. Klimanova
{"title":"Measurements of the Atmospheric Electric Current Density by a Passive Horizontal Ring Antenna in the Surface Layer: Quasi-Stationary Approximation","authors":"S. V. Anisimov, S. V. Galichenko, A. A. Prokhorchuk, K. V. Aphinogenov, E. V. Klimanova","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10259-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10259-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We consider a quasi-stationary approximation for turbulent electrical processes in the atmospheric boundary layer and their recording by a passive horizontal ring antenna acting as a collector of atmospheric electric current. On the basis of large eddy simulation, variations in electrical variables are calculated and spatial correlation functions and the spectral density of fluctuations of the atmospheric-current density components are estimated along with the response of the collector current to local turbulent perturbations of the conduction-current density and an instantaneous change in the global potential difference between the ionosphere and the Earth’s surface. Based on the simulation results, we estimate the ratio of the total vertical atmospheric electric current density and the conduction current density at the height of the antenna location, which can be used to extrapolate the results of ground-based measurements beyond the atmospheric boundary layer. The results of direct observations of the atmospheric electric current density by the collector are compared with the results of synchronous observations of the atmospheric electric field and the electrical conductivity in the surface layer. The frequency spectra of the collector-measured and calculated fluctuations of electric current have a power-law decay with increasing frequency with indices that are consistent for measurements and model calculations in the range from −1.0 to −1.5.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mechanically Machined Microwave Multi-Layer Antireflective Coating of a Dielectric","authors":"A. V. Ryabov, D. I. Sobolev, M. Yu. Shmelev","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10263-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10263-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We present theoretical and experimental results on mechanically machined multilayer antireflective coating of a dielectric plate. The microwave ouptut window made of fluoroplast with the refractive index n = 1.41, was studied experimentally. Holes of two different diameters were drilled in a honeycomb pattern on the surface of the dielectric to different depths in such a way that two thin quarter-wave layers were formed. The effective dielectric permittivity of the obtained layers with cylindrical inhomogeneities was calculated by the Maxwell–Garnett method. The parameters of the layers were chosen according to the Chebyshev method. This allowed us to achieve a reflection coefficient of −30 dB in the frequency range 65–100 GHz. The experimental results were compared with the theoretical calculation and the numerical analysis performed via the multiple-reflection method.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estimation of the Variance of a Random Signal with an Unknown Frequency Bandwidth","authors":"Yu. E. Korchagin, M. M. Turbin, K. D. Titov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10262-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10262-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We consider the problem of estimating the variance of a Gaussian stationary stochastic signal with a regular spectral density and a priori unknown frequency bandwidth. Two methods for overcoming an a priori uncertainty are proposed, namely, the quasi-likelihood algorithm and the joint maximum-likelihood estimation of all unknown parameters. The structural schemes are developed and the estimation characteristics are found for the synthesized algorithms. The estimation-accuracy loss because of the a priori ignorance of the spectral-density width of a useful signal are determined.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"7183580","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Propagation of Pulsed Electromagnetic Signals with the Axisymmetric Field Structure in a Nonlinear Nondispersive Medium","authors":"A. V. Kudrin, E. Yu. Petrov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10256-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10256-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We consider the propagation of pulsed electromagnetic signals with the axisymmetric field structure in a nonlinear nondispersive medium. It is also assumed that in the linear limit (for small amplitudes of the field components), an axisymmetric inhomogeneity of dielectric permittivity can be present in the considered model of the medium. A rigorous solution for the problem of the behavior of the pulse field in such a medium is obtained. Based on the found solution, the propagation of electromagnetic signals excited by currents with various time dependences is studied. The influence of the nonlinearity and inhomogeneity parameters of the medium on the spatial distributions of the components of the excited field and on the behavior of the vector of the energy flux density is analyzed.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4614384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. G. Litvak, V. A. Mironov, L. A. Smirnov, A. O. Sofonov
{"title":"Deceleration and Self-Compression of a Wave Pulse in a Discrete Medium","authors":"A. G. Litvak, V. A. Mironov, L. A. Smirnov, A. O. Sofonov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10257-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10257-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We consider the features of the dynamics of the wave-packet self-action within the framework of a model described by the one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation with allowance for the effects of acoustic relaxation of the nonlinear response of the medium. Such models are actively used to describe the energy transfer along protein molecules. Analytical and numerical studies show that the dynamics of the wave packets with energies exceeding the critical values significantly differs from the field evolution in a continuous medium. The behavior of initially smooth (on the scale of the distance between the structural elements of the medium) and initially localized field distributions propagating at subsonic speed is studied in detail. A specific self-action regime, which is not characteristic of the continuous limit, is shown to exist where the wave packet, during its propagation, slows down to a complete stop while undergoing self-compression to the size of the lattice period. Radiation losses increase significantly at the final stage of this process and eventually lead to the formation of a soliton-like structure, which usually moves in the opposite direction (with respect to the initial one). In the case of wave packets with supersonic initial speed, the self-action dynamics develops in a similar way. However, in this case, the motion of the quasisoliton which carries most of the energy becomes subsonic during the backward propagation. As applied to the molecular chains, the considered effects lead to a noticeable increase in the localized action of the compressed excitation on individual structural elements of the discrete medium.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4612846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. V. Anisimov, S. V. Galichenko, A. A. Prokhorchuk, K. V. Aphinogenov
{"title":"Measurements of the Atmospheric Electric Current Density by a Passive Horizontal Ring Antenna in the Surface Layer: Electrostatic Approximation","authors":"S. V. Anisimov, S. V. Galichenko, A. A. Prokhorchuk, K. V. Aphinogenov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10253-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10253-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We study analytically and numerically the relationships for a passive horizontal ring antenna, which is used as a collector for long-term observatory measurements of the atmospheric electric current density. The spatial distributions of the potential and the electric field as functions of the geometric characteristics of the antenna, which is located in a uniform atmospheric electric field, are determined in the electrostatic approximation and the parameters of the atmosphericion motion in the neighborhood of the antenna are calculated. The effective collecting area of the antenna is determined by two different methods. The time of deposition of the atmospheric ions with a given mobility on the collector as a function of the impact parameter and the initial height, which is determined by this parameter, is established. The results of direct measurements of the atmospheric electric current density by a collector are compared with the results of synchronous observations of the atmospheric electric field and the electrical conductivity in the surface layer.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4614938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
V. L. Vaks, V. A. Anfertev, M. B. Chernyaeva, E. G. Domracheva, S. I. Pripolzin, A. N. Baranov, R. Teissier, A. A. Ayzenshtadt, K. A. Gavrilova
{"title":"On the Possibility of Advancement of the Non-Stationary Gas Spectroscopy Method Realized by Using Fast Frequency Sweep Mode Up the Terahertz Frequency Range","authors":"V. L. Vaks, V. A. Anfertev, M. B. Chernyaeva, E. G. Domracheva, S. I. Pripolzin, A. N. Baranov, R. Teissier, A. A. Ayzenshtadt, K. A. Gavrilova","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10255-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10255-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>Fast frequency sweep mode is a promising method for spectrum recording in a sufficiently wide frequency range within a short time (about a few milliseconds). This approach permits one to detect all substances which have intense absorption lines lying in the frequency range of the spectrometer and which are in a gas mixture when the spectrum is recorded. A spectroscopic system consisting of spectrometers for the centimeter and two-millimeter wavelength ranges operating in fast frequency sweep mode is presented. The possibility of creating a radiation source with fast frequency sweep based on a quantum cascade laser of the terahertz frequency range is explored. The results of numerical simulation for such a source based on experimental characteristics of the studied quantum cascade laser are given. The possibility of using these spectrometers to examine the composition of a mixture of vapors and thermal decomposition products of the tissues of ENT organs is shown.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4577574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yu. V. Kistenev, A. Cuisset, F. Hindl, G. K. Raspopin, V. L. Vaks, E. G. Domracheva, M. B. Chernyaeva, A. I. Karapuzikov
{"title":"Potentialities of Small-Size Subterahertz-Wave Spectrometers Based on Cascade Frequency Multiplication for Local Environmental Monitoring of the Atmosphere","authors":"Yu. V. Kistenev, A. Cuisset, F. Hindl, G. K. Raspopin, V. L. Vaks, E. G. Domracheva, M. B. Chernyaeva, A. I. Karapuzikov","doi":"10.1007/s11141-023-10254-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11141-023-10254-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><p>We discuss various approaches to designing a small-size subterahertz-wave spectrometer based on the effect of cascade frequency multiplication, which can be used for local environmental monitoring of the atmosphere under field conditions. The results of estimating the limit of detection by the absorption coefficient are presented along with information about the optimal ranges and limits of detection based on the concentration of several molecular components, which are of interest for environmental monitoring of the atmosphere.</p></div></div>","PeriodicalId":748,"journal":{"name":"Radiophysics and Quantum Electronics","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"4573281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}