SIMULATION OF HIGH ALTITUDE IONIZED AIR WITH AN ARTIFICIAL DIELECTRIC,
Abstract
A number of nuclear electromagnetic pulse simulators have been constructed to simulate various nuclear electromagnetic pulse environments. These simulators yield a variety of pulse magnitudes, pulse shapes, polarizations, angles of arrival, etc. Present techniques for the simulation of the interaction between an in flight missile and a nuclear electromagnetic pulse do not include the effect of ionized air that can be produced by the Compton-recoil electrons arising from the interaction of gamma-rays with the atmosphere. The paper describes a relatively modest program at the Electromagnetic Effects Laboratory at MERDC in which one is investigating the possibility of developing simulation methods that include some of the effects of the presence of an ionized air plasma when a nuclear EMP interacts with a missile or satellite. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0713531
Entities
People
- George Merkel
- William G Gray