NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PHYSIC ‘TEE 3201 —- ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY, BSc HONOURS PART I: May 2013 DURATION; 3 HOURS ANSWER ALL PARTS OF QUESTION ONE FROM SECTION A AND ANY THREE FROM SECTION B, SECTION A CARRIES 40 MARKS AND SECTION B CARRIES 60 MARKS. Planck's Constant ho = 663x108 Permittvity of Free Space @ — =885%10" Fm! Permeability of Free space bo = 4x10” Bm! Rest mass of an Electron m 91x10" ke Charge on an Electron e 6x 10°C Speed of light - © =3<10 ms! Section A 1.1. charged partite moves in astraight line through a particular region of space. Could there bea nonzero magnetic Held in this region? If, give two possible situation. a ii Use Ampere’s law t shaw thatthe magnetic field etween the conductor of a comxial cable is B = 424 ifr is greater than the radius ofthe inner wire and less than the radius ofthe outer eylindical bra a Show that H = 0 outside the coaxial eae ( +) What isthe difference between magnetic fx and magnetic field? BI €) The cartier fequencies of FM broadcasts are much higher thaa for AM broadcast? Explain why AM signals can be detected more really than FM signals behind low hills or buildings. 2 {0/1 Starting from Gauss's lay, find the mathematical expressions thst constitute the divergence theerem. 1} i. In your own words, state the meaning ofthe divergence theorem. a ©). Write down Maxwel’s equations for conducting media, W i, Deduce the fe space wave equation forthe F Field ey iil. State tno similarities and two differences between the propagation of plane waves in free space and condvctive medium. rc£) Given the volume charge density p = ~2 x 10", Vi Cimn* in free space, Oand V=2 V atx=2.5 mm, For x= 1 mm, find V and B,, Section B a) Show that from Maxwell's equation, we can deduce the law of conservation of electric charge ie. 0-J = —2, 1] 1b) Demonstrate that VB = 0. 151 ©) i. Consider plane electromagnetic wave propagating in free space. It the elects field vector is given by F(t,y. 2) = E, cos kz, determine the magnetic field vector fi. a ‘xplain why for radio and television broadcast, electromagnetic waves are broadcast at high frequency? a 4). The velocity of propagation ofa plane wave is given by v, =o /f. Discuss tis velocity in terms of velocity of light, , for @ conductive medium as compared to free space. BI a). Why are the coordinates on a Smith chart normalized”? el fi, How does skin effect affect the loss ofa transmission line? fe} ') i For an air-filled waveguide whove inside dimensions are 3.0 in. x 1.5 in, find the cutoff frequency and cutoff wavelength for the TEyo made, BI For the same waveguide, calculate the fields in terms of an arbitrary constant Ha for f= 2.45 GHz operating in the TEjp mode, fa} ¢) Highlight the properties ofa dielectric and conducting medium. (51 4. a) Using Maxwell’s equations for # non conducting medium, obtain the wave equation, [9] 7 ii, What isthe physical interpretation ofthe equaticn in b) i B31 1 MHz plane wave is propagating in @ conductive medium of = 48x10 Simp1= fa,4) Find the ratio between the magnitudes of the eonduction to the displacement currents, B) +) From the result obtained in question 5a, derive the expression for attensation constant and its value 16 6) Ifthe maximum magnitude of the sinusoidal variation ofthe x-directed electri field is 100V/m at (=0,2=0.3-, determine the expression forthe electric field in realtime. 6) 4) Determine the corresponding magnetic eld. 6 6. a) i Define the terms “relaation time” and “penetration depth. ] ii. Explain what you understand by the voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), hence show that vswR = HE where pu is the refletion coeficient for wolane ” (6 itn which dretion does constant phase point move? a ii, Explain what you understand by dispersion as applied to wave propagation? fal iii Assuming that the smaller wave is a reflection of the larger, what isthe magnitude ofthe reflection coefisien? a END OF PAPER