High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Testing

Abstract

This TOP provides methods for planning and execution of testing Army/DOD equipment to determine the effects of Horizontal Component High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) environment. The content includes facilities, instrumentation setup, new testing procedures, actual environmental considerations, and data recording and presentation of results. Photos of recommended test equipment and test setups are included, along with some representative data plots. This document incorporates the requirements of MIL-STD-464C and MIL-STD-2169C, which provide DOD EMP guidance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 09, 2015
Accession Number
ADA619610

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Environment
  • Frequency Bands
  • Gamma Rays
  • High Altitude
  • Instrumentation
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radiation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Geodesy
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.