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) Assuming that the radiation electric field intensity of an antenna system is ⃗ = ⃗ + ⃗ Find the expression for the average outward power flow per unit area.

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The average outward power flow per unit area is given by the Poynting vector:

⃗ = 1/2Re(⃗ x ⃗ )

where Re denotes the real part.

Substituting the given electric field intensity, we get:

⃗ = 1/2Re((⃗ + ⃗ ) x ⃗ )

Expanding the cross product we get:

⃗ = 1/2Re(⃗ x ⃗ + ⃗ x ⃗ )

Since ⃗ x ⃗ is orthogonal to ⃗ and ⃗ , we have:

⃗ x ⃗ = -⃗ x ⃗

Therefore, simplifying the above expression, we get:

⃗ = -Re(⃗ x ⃗ )

Using the identity ⃗ x ⃗ = -⃗ x ⃗ , we can also write:

⃗ = Re(⃗ x ⃗ *)

where * denotes complex conjugation.

The outward power flow per unit area is then given by the magnitude of the Poynting vector:

|⃗ | = |Re(⃗ x ⃗ *)|

Substituting the given electric field intensity, we get:

|⃗ | = |Re((⃗ + ⃗ ) x (⃗ * + ⃗ *))|

Expanding the cross product, we get:

|⃗ | = |Re(⃗ x ⃗ * + ⃗ x ⃗ * + ⃗ x ⃗ * + ⃗ x ⃗ *)|

Simplifying, we get:

|⃗ | = |Re(2⃗ x ⃗ *)|

Using the identity ⃗ x ⃗ * = -⃗ * x ⃗ , we can also write:

|⃗ | = |-2Im(⃗ x ⃗ *)|

where Im denotes the imaginary part.

Substituting the given electric field intensity, we get:

|⃗ | = |-2Im((⃗ + ⃗ ) x (⃗ * + ⃗ *))|

Expanding the cross product, we get:

|⃗ | = |-2Im(⃗ x ⃗ * + ⃗ x ⃗ * + ⃗ x ⃗ * + ⃗ x ⃗ *)|

Simplifying, we get:

|⃗ | = |-4Im(⃗ x ⃗ *)|

Using the identity Im(⃗ x ⃗ *) = |⃗ ||⃗ *|sin(θ), where θ is the angle between ⃗ and ⃗ *, we can write:

|⃗ | = 4|⃗ ||⃗ *|sin(θ)

Substituting the given electric field intensity, we get:

|⃗ | = 4|⃗ ||⃗ *|sin(2πft)

where f is the frequency of the radiation.

Therefore, the average outward power flow per unit area of the antenna system is given by:

P = |⃗ |A = 4|⃗ ||⃗ *|A sin(2πft)

where A is the area over which the radiation is spread.

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