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2016-10-11
Simulation of High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Above Sea Surface
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Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 50, 195-204, 2016
Abstract
High-altitude electromagnetic pulse (HEMP) radiated from both primary and secondary currents, which are induced by a nuclear explosion, is computed by using the Jefimenko's equation. The effects of geomagnetic field is considered in computing the primary current, and the rough sea surface is considered in computing the reflected electric field in the frequency domain. The waveforms of HEMP near sea surface and a few km above it are simulated. The impulse and pulse characteristics are discussed, as well as the variation of peak field magnitude when the observation point is moved away from beneath the burst point.
Citation
Hong-Cheng Wei, and Jean-Fu Kiang, "Simulation of High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) Above Sea Surface," Progress In Electromagnetics Research M, Vol. 50, 195-204, 2016.
doi:10.2528/PIERM14081902
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