Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow

The high levels of ionization of the plasma layer created around a spacecraft during the reentry in planetary atmospheres can cause disruption of the communications, leading to a radio blackout phenomenon. The entry, descending and landing phase of a Mars mission includes degradation and complete lo...

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Autores: Luís, Diana Zaida Felgueiras, Viladegut Farran, Alan, Chazot, Olivier, Camps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/448820
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2025.111269
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Communication blackout
Radio signal propagation
CO2 Plasma flow
Inductively coupled plasma wind tunnel
Plasma frequency
Emission spectroscopy
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
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spelling Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flowLuís, Diana Zaida FelgueirasViladegut Farran, AlanChazot, OlivierCamps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992Communication blackoutRadio signal propagationCO2 Plasma flowInductively coupled plasma wind tunnelPlasma frequencyEmission spectroscopyÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyalThe high levels of ionization of the plasma layer created around a spacecraft during the reentry in planetary atmospheres can cause disruption of the communications, leading to a radio blackout phenomenon. The entry, descending and landing phase of a Mars mission includes degradation and complete loss of the signal for a few minutes. This work, as part of the Horizon 2020 Magnetohydrodynamics Enhanced Entry System for Space Transportation (MEESST) project, presents experimental measurements of radio signal propagation for the first time through a stagnant flow of a CO2 plasma, representative of Mars entry flows. The measurements are conducted at the VKI plasma wind tunnel, the Plasmatron facility, using conical horn antennas at the Ka-band, transmitting inside an optimally designed probe. The probe designed at VKI and its characterization at the UPC anechoic chamber are detailed. The temperature of the plasma flow is measured by means of optical emission spectroscopy, to estimate the plasma frequency and to correlate it with the experimental signal propagation results. 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 at higher electric powers, when the electron number densities are higher.Diana Luís research is funded by a doctoral fellowship (2021.04930.BD) granted by Fundação para a Ciência 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. Prof. Adriano Camps research is funded by project GENESIS (PID 2021-126436OB-C21) sponsored by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/5011000H033/ and EU ERDF “A way to do Europe!”.Peer Reviewed20262026-01-0120252025-12-05journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/448820https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ast.2025.111269reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023 PID2021-126436OB-C21 GNSS ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL MISSIONS - SUBPROJECT UPCopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/4488202026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
title Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
spellingShingle Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
Luís, Diana Zaida Felgueiras
Communication blackout
Radio signal propagation
CO2 Plasma flow
Inductively coupled plasma wind tunnel
Plasma frequency
Emission spectroscopy
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
title_short Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
title_full Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
title_fullStr Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
title_full_unstemmed Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
title_sort Radio wave propagation through a characterized CO2 plasma flow
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Luís, Diana Zaida Felgueiras
Viladegut Farran, Alan
Chazot, Olivier
Camps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992
author Luís, Diana Zaida Felgueiras
author_facet Luís, Diana Zaida Felgueiras
Viladegut Farran, Alan
Chazot, Olivier
Camps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992
author_role author
author2 Viladegut Farran, Alan
Chazot, Olivier
Camps Carmona, Adriano José|||0000-0002-9514-4992
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author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Communication blackout
Radio signal propagation
CO2 Plasma flow
Inductively coupled plasma wind tunnel
Plasma frequency
Emission spectroscopy
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
topic Communication blackout
Radio signal propagation
CO2 Plasma flow
Inductively coupled plasma wind tunnel
Plasma frequency
Emission spectroscopy
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal
description The high levels of ionization of the plasma layer created around a spacecraft during the reentry in planetary atmospheres can cause disruption of the communications, leading to a radio blackout phenomenon. The entry, descending and landing phase of a Mars mission includes degradation and complete loss of the signal for a few minutes. This work, as part of the Horizon 2020 Magnetohydrodynamics Enhanced Entry System for Space Transportation (MEESST) project, presents experimental measurements of radio signal propagation for the first time through a stagnant flow of a CO2 plasma, representative of Mars entry flows. The measurements are conducted at the VKI plasma wind tunnel, the Plasmatron facility, using conical horn antennas at the Ka-band, transmitting inside an optimally designed probe. The probe designed at VKI and its characterization at the UPC anechoic chamber are detailed. The temperature of the plasma flow is measured by means of optical emission spectroscopy, to estimate the plasma frequency and to correlate it with the experimental signal propagation results. 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 at higher electric powers, when the electron number densities are higher.
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