ABSTRACT

The electromagnetic wave interaction with relativistic plasmas has been receiving considerable attention in recent literature. A number of investigators [1–14] have studied the problem of reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves by semi-infinite moving dielectric media and plasmas as well as dielectric slabs. Yeh [15,16] studied the reflection and transmission of electromagnetic waves by a moving isotropic plasma slab, whereas Chawla and Unz [17] considered the case of normal incidence on a moving plasma slab subjected to a finite static magnetic field normal to the slab. Kong and Cheng [18] obtained numerical results for the transmission coefficient at normal incidence when the uniaxial plasma slab is moving along the interface and the technique used was based on the concept of bianisotropy.