Fireball Effects in Late-Time EMP from Surface Bursts.

Abstract

This report describes the electrical properties of low altitude nuclear fireballs and discusses several effects of the fireball on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generated by nuclear explosion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA066604

Entities

People

  • C. L. Longmire
  • W. E. Hobbs

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Waves
  • Charged Particles
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Density
  • Electron Gas
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Free Electrons
  • Gamma Rays
  • Geometry
  • Ionization
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Particle Collisions
  • Surface Burst

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.