Accession Number:

ADA289739

Title:

Characterizing the Electromagnetic Environment Produced by the Army's Repetitive Electromagnetic Pulse Simulator (REPS).

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1-31 Aug 88,

Corporate Author:

ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD

Personal Author(s):

• Benwell, Bruce T.

Report Date:

1994-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

224.0

Abstract:

This report characterizes the time-domain electromagnetic field environment generated by the Armys Repetitive Electromagnetic Pulse Simulator REPS. The REPS system is a free-field radiating 3OO-m longwire dipole antenna that is driven at the center by a 1-MV pulse generator. The RF environment generated by REPS was characterized in terms of two heights 1 and 2 m, field uniformity, symmetry about the antenna, and wavefront planarity. Based on measured data, usable and recommended test volumes have been defined.

Descriptors:

• *ELECTROMAGNETIC ENVIRONMENTS
• *ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE SIMULATORS
• TEST AND EVALUATION
• ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
• VOLUME
• ENVIRONMENTS
• TIME DOMAIN
• RADIOFREQUENCY
• WAVEFRONTS
• DIPOLE ANTENNAS

Subject Categories:

• Electromagnetic Pulses

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE