Characterizing the Electromagnetic Environment Produced by the Army's Repetitive Electromagnetic Pulse Simulator (REPS).

Abstract

This report characterizes the time-domain electromagnetic field environment generated by the Army's Repetitive Electromagnetic Pulse Simulator (REPS). The REPS system is a free-field radiating 3OO-m "longwire" dipole antenna that is driven at the center by a 1-MV pulse generator. The RF environment generated by REPS was characterized in terms of two heights (1 and 2 m), field uniformity, symmetry about the antenna, and wavefront planarity. Based on measured data, "usable" and "recommended" test volumes have been defined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289739

Entities

People

  • Bruce T. Benwell

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Links
  • Data Processing
  • Dipole Antennas
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Environments
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Pulse Simulators
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Environment
  • Generators
  • Magnetic Detectors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Photonic Integrated Circuits
  • Simulators
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering