ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS PRODUCED BY LOW-ALTITUDE NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS,

Abstract

Electromagnetic signals from nuclear explosions at low altitude in the region ionized by the gamma rays are discussed. Specifically, a simplified model of an explosion is treated analytically. The model assumes the explosion takes place at a height h above an infinitely conducting ground. The ambient air is assumed to have a uniform and constant conductivity, and the explosion is approximated as a point source of gamma rays. This model is solved analytically for the magnetic field at any point about the explosion. Some numerical results illustrate the time and space variation of the magnetic field. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0429404

Entities

People

  • R. Latter
  • W. J. Karzas

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Conductivity
  • Elevation
  • Explosions
  • Gamma Rays
  • Low Altitude
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nuclear Explosions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Seismology
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.

Technology Areas

  • Space