A Novel Plasma Jamming Technology Based on the Resonance Absorption Effect

Based on the resonance absorption effect of plasma, the mechanism of plasma jamming technology is studied and verified in this letter. Different from the power perspective, the effects of plasma on the radar echo waveform and the radar signal detection are studied. It is found that the radar echo waveform is distorted and the performance of pulse compression is degraded. Moreover, the phenomenon of radar false targets appears with several meters apart. Thus, plasma could not only act as electromagnetic wave absorbers, but also a kind of passive jammer. Finally, many optimal plasma parameters are presented to achieve desired jamming effects for different radar frequencies. These data provide some useful references to plasma jamming technology.