A Numerical Study of an Idealized EMP Problem.

Abstract

Accurate results were obtained for the time history of the electric-field strength between two parallel, infinite, aluminum plates caused by Compton electrons generated by a transient, high-intensity, gamma-ray flux. Two numerical methods, Hamming's method and an exponential differencing technique, were used to solve the resulting ordinary differential equations of the problem. The two techniques and their results are examined and compared, and it is set forth that the exponential differencing method provides a more efficient solution to the ordinary differential equations of the type involved in this problem. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA035272

Entities

People

  • J. Michael Clodfelter

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computations
  • Computers
  • Current Density
  • Difference Equations
  • Differential Equations
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Free Electrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Materials
  • Numerical Integration
  • Runge Kutta Method
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Truncation

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Approximation Theory.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics