A Practical Superluminal Polarization Current Antenna: Theory, Design, and Construction

Andrea Schmidt, John Singleton

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Abstract

Extended sources of electromagnetic radiation that travel faster than light in vacuo have been built at Los Alamos National Laboratory for more than 15 years. Using accelerated polarization currents as their radiation mechanism, superluminal antennas have been shown to be surprisingly effective emitters of easily steerable, tightly focused beams. In what follows, we describe a superluminal light source whose circular dielectric imparts centripetal acceleration on the moving polarization. Originally designed as a fundamental physics experiment intended to mimic astronomical phenomena, it remains, at least from a science standpoint, the most consequential superluminal emitter constructed to date.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2024 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2024 - Proceedings
PublisherUnknown Publisher
Pages296-297
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781946815194
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event2024 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2024 -
Duration: Jan 1 2024 → …

Publication series

Name2024 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2024 - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2024 United States National Committee of URSI National Radio Science Meeting, USNC-URSI NRSM 2024
Period01/1/24 → …

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