Electromagnetic Transient Fields from Spectrally Finite Exoatmospheric Photon Bursts.

Abstract

The old problem of electromagnetic transients from exoatmospheric photon bursts has been restudied, by considering the photons to be generated from a spectrally finite source and not a monoenergetic source, as is usually done. Variables in the electromagnetic field equations are obtained by spectral averaging. Stratification of target molecules in the atmosphere leads to stratification of radiation sources. A conducting layer in the lowest strata develops due to high-energy electrons, leading to a reduction in field intensities near the ground.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA314433

Entities

People

  • Andre H. Rausch
  • Arnold D. Levine
  • Ronald J. Chase

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Atmospheres
  • Compton Scattering
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Ground Level
  • High Energy
  • Intensity
  • Military Research
  • Radiation
  • Scattering
  • Subatomic Particles
  • West Virginia
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Plasma Physics.
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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics