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Diffraction properties of a defocusing ionospheric lens

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The problem of short-wave signal diffraction by a defocusing lens induced by powerful short-wave radiation in the ionosphere has been solved. It is shown that the received signal is subject both to a noticeable attenuation and a significant increase in the local caustic areas at the terrestrial surface. The results of calculations are compared with the experimental data. The basic characteristics of an artificial ionospheric lens are presented.

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  1. V. A. Alimov
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Radiophysical Research Institute, Nizhny Novgorod. translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 551–556, June, 1995.

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Alimov, V.A. Diffraction properties of a defocusing ionospheric lens. Radiophys Quantum Electron 38, 364–367 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01037769

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