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A mechanism behind the longitudinal stability of technogenic ionized formations in air is considered. Air is ionized by radioactive emergency ejections from dangerous plants. The stability mechanism is based on cloud polarization when unlike heavy ions are separated under the action of the force of gravity. The longitudinal and transverse distributions of the heavy ions (charged water drops), as well as the distribution of their difference, calculated in a cylindrical coordinate system agree well with experimental data found in the literature. The reflection coefficient for electromagnetic waves reflected from an ionized air layer is derived. The wavelength dependence of the absolute value of the reflection coefficient is consistent with experimental and analytic data for the centimeter range of wavelengths. A range where the magnitude of the reflection coefficient sharply grows is found.
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Translated from Zhurnal Tekhnichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 71, No. 8, 2001, pp. 98–108.
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Elokhin, A.P. On the longitudinal stability of technogenic ionized formations. Tech. Phys. 46, 1026–1036 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1395125
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