SGEMP Analysis using the Programmable Calculator.

Abstract

An analysis package developed for the quantification of SGEMP effects on the Texas Instruments TI-59 programmable calculator is described. The code system is designed for use on a standard calculator using magnetic card inputs, and enables the analyst to attenuate x-ray spectra to a continuum of satellite locations, generate photoemission excitation parameters, and evaluate electromagnetic fields and cable drivers. Calculations can be made on both the exterior and interior of the vehicle for a variety of electron emission materials and x-ray environments producing both linear and space-charge-limited responses. Accuracy of the results is within a factor of 5 or better compared to complex computer calculations over ranges of x-ray environments of interest for satellite SGEMP. Example SGEMP analyses performed with the calculator and complete user's instructions are described. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA109680

Entities

People

  • A. J. Woods
  • B. Nichols
  • E. P. Wenaas
  • K. Brannon
  • R. E. Leadon

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calculators
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electron Emission
  • Emission
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Photoelectric Emission
  • Photoelectrons
  • Photoexcitation
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Ray Spectra
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space