2-D High-Order DGTD Method and Its Application in Analysis of Sheath Propagation Characteristics

A 2-D discontinuous Galerkin time-domain (DGTD) scheme based on high-order hierarchical basis function is presented in this paper. Combined with the shift operator method solving the electromagnetic problem of dispersive media in finite-difference time domain, the iterative formula of DGTD method in dealing with plasma media is given. On this basis, taking the example of line element radiation, the computing ability of different basis functions is compared. To study the transmission characteristics of the electromagnetic (EM) wave in sheath, the DGTD calculation models of the plasma sheath of a blunt cone at different flight heights and velocities are established using Lagrange interpolation technique based on the calculation results of COMSOL (business software). The influences of antenna position, flight altitude, and flight speed on transmission characteristics of the EM wave are discussed through calculation and analyses.