Evaluation of Methodologies for Estimating Vulnerability to Electromagnetic Pulse Effects

Abstract

High-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) is an electromagnetic radiation of very short rise time, large amplitude, and brief duration that follows a nuclear explosion above the atmosphere. The area over which a single EMP event is experienced can be very great if the explosion if high enough and large enough. Several such nuclear explosions might render unprotected electronic equipment and systems inoperative over an area as large as the continental United States. Damage may occur when high currents and voltages, driven by EMP, reach vital internal circuits. It is therefore essential to protect the systems and to form some idea of how well they will withstand EMP.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA144408

Entities

Organizations

  • National Research Council

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Engineers
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Gamma Rays
  • Information Science
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Knowledge Management
  • Network Science
  • Operations Research
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Statistical Algorithms
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics