Accession Number:

ADA067280

Title:

EMP Simulator - Site Interaction.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Mar-31 Oct 76,

Corporate Author:

SRI INTERNATIONAL MENLO PARK CA

Personal Author(s):

• Whitson,A. L.
• Scharfman,W. E.

Report Date:

1978-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

109.0

Abstract:

EMP simulators interact with test objects and subsequently do not provide a test excitation environment that equals that of the threat EMP. This study compares the excitation from a horizontal simulator TEMPS to that from a horizontal EMP HEMP. This comparison is made on a geometric scale model of an idealized communications facility. TEMPS is shown to be able to excite the facility and its external penetrations at threat-like levels, but cannot duplicate threat excitations. By analyzing a site for its critical penetration-to-critical-circuit coupling paths, often a TEMPS position can be found that will excite the site to threat-like levels. Author

Descriptors:

• *ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE SIMULATORS
• COUPLING(INTERACTION)
• NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
• SIMULATION
• SCALE MODELS
• THREATS
• EXCITATION
• TRANSMISSION LINES
• PENETRATION
• RESPONSE
• HIGH ALTITUDE
• DIPOLES
• HORIZONTAL ORIENTATION
• REPRODUCIBILITY
• TEST FACILITIES
• ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSES
• TELECOMMUNICATION CIRCUITS

Subject Categories:

• Nuclear Weapons
• Non-Radio Communications

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE