CLOSE-IN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS PRODUCED BY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

Abstract

The close-in electromagnetic fields produced by deflection in the earth's field of Compton electrons from a nuclear explosion are analyzed. Maxwell's equations in spherical coordinates are solved by an expansion in the perturbation fields, taking into account the space and time dependence of the conductivity and Compton cur rent. The field structure is determined, and it is shown that the peak change in field is only 10 per cent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0404917

Entities

People

  • W. Sollfrey

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Arm Bones
  • Current Density
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electron Mobility
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Explosions
  • Gamma Rays
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Induction
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Time Dependence
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics.
  • Solar Physics
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris