Aurora Flash X-Ray Facility as a Source-Region EMP Simulator,
Abstract
The study of source-region electromagnetic pulse phenomenology and coupling is distinguished from more conventional electromagnetic research by the presence of time-varying air conductivity. A good deal of thought and discussion is currently being generated on possible designs for new SREMP simulation techniques. While this is undoubtedly a healthy development, the AURORA facility remains a significant and ever-improving source of data relevant to SREMP environments and coupling. Tactical work using auxiliary sources and strategic work using the electron mode continue to provide a steady stream of information and new techniques which bear directly on problems of current interest. Other existing radiation sources -- such as HERMES II, which offers less energy, but which can be fired outdoors, eliminating the shorting effect of metal walls -- are, and should be, under consideration for use in SREMP testing. Also development of new radiation-source concepts is taking place, at Harry Diamond Laboratories and elsehwhere. All these alternative sources can, and no doubt will, be used in conjunction with the techniques -- auxiliary sources and electron mode. However, for the time being, AURORA still dominates the SREMP scene.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA117087
Entities
People
- G. Merkel
- M. Bushell
- R. Manriquez
- W. D. Scharf
Organizations
- Harry Diamond Laboratories