Effects of Nuclear Scattering and Energy Loss On Small Signal High-Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse Calculations.

摘要

The effects of nuclear scattering and ionization energy loss on the electromagnetic fields from high-altitude bursts are examined using Monte Carlo techniques to calculate electron trajectories. Maxwell's equations and the Lienard-Wiechert potentials are both used to evaluate the fields. The obliquity model is demonstrated to be an adequate treatment of such effects in electromagnetic pulse calculations. (Author)