The Electromagnetic Field of a Horizontal Antenna under the Interface between Two Media

Abstract

Excitation of electromagnetic waves in a two-layer medium by a horizontal antenna or an antenna with flooded electrodes that is situated on the water surface is investigated. The region below the interface between two media is considered. The general solution of the problem is presented in the form of the well studied modified Bessel functions within the framework of a quasi-stationary approximation. In contrast to the scheme, which is widely applied in geoelectricity and connected with the calculation of the field on an interface, the Watson rather than Fok integrals are used. The Watson integrals make it possible to determine the field both on the interface and outside of it. The limit passage is made to the values of the potential and fields, when the interface is approached from below, as well as in the lower conducting medium at the distance equal to the thickness of several skin layers from a source.