Experimental Investigation of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) Propagation in a Conduction Plasma.
Abstract
The electromagnetic pulse (EMP) generated by a nuclear detonation has been the subject of extensive study. Computer codes have been developed which attempt to model the generation and propagation of the EMP due to both a high altitude and low altitude detonation. In some of these codes, the current density term which appears in Maxwell's equations due to conduction currents of secondary electons is modeled as a function of conductivity which is spatially and time dependent. A more complete description of the conduction currents is given by the familar fluid transport equations for mass, momentum and energy, which are collectively called the swarm equation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 29, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA079598
Entities
People
- R. N. Carlile
Organizations
- University of Arizona