Energy absorption effects of the electromagnetic waves in collisional dusty plasmas

Abstract

Energy absorption of electromagnetic (EM) waves in collisional dusty plasmas is attracting much attention from researchers due to its applications in many fields, such as plasma antennas, blackout research during reentry, plasma stealth technology, and the design of microwave transmission in plasmas. In this paper, the propagation characteristics, in particular, the energy absorption effects of EM waves in partially ionized unmagnetized collisional dusty plasmas, are investigated. The results show that the effective energy absorption of EM waves is mainly due to the interaction between electrons and waves, and the plasmas with proper collisional frequencies can be used as a broadband frequency EM wave absorption medium with moderate absorption efficiency. Quantitative analyses of the characteristics of the EM waves that propagate in the collisional dusty plasmas are also included in this study.