Electromagnetic Signals from Underground Nuclear Explosions

Abstract

Electromagnetic fields and ground currents resulting from underground nuclear explosions have been observed since the first such event. A few measurements have been reported, but most have not. There also have been some speculations as to their origin; the two most generally proposed are the magnetic bubble and the seismoelectric effect. The evidence seems to favor the latter mechanism.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA382442

Entities

People

  • Fred Homuth
  • John Malik
  • Robert Fitzhugh

Organizations

  • Los Alamos National Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Asymptotic Series
  • Bessel Functions
  • Conductivity
  • Delta Functions
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Explosions
  • Magnetic Dipoles
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Explosions
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Physical Properties
  • Seismic Velocity

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Seismology