• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 7, 073001 (2024)
Jianguo Wang
Author Affiliations
  • National Key Laboratory of Intense Pulsed Radiation Simulation and Effect, Northwest Instituteof Nuclear Technology, Xi’an 710024, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.240105 Cite this Article
    Jianguo Wang. Magnetohydrodynamic electromagnetic pulse produced by high altitude nuclear explosion[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(7): 073001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of high altitude electromagnetic pulse waveform
    Fig. 1. Schematic of high altitude electromagnetic pulse waveform
    Schematic of E3A generation (expanding fireball)[27]
    Fig. 2. Schematic of E3A generation (expanding fireball)[27]
    Peak electric field of E3A electromagnetic pulse vs burst altitude and atmospheric density[27]
    Fig. 3. Peak electric field of E3A electromagnetic pulse vs burst altitude and atmospheric density[27]
    Peak electric field of E3A electromagnetic pulse vs burst yield[27]
    Fig. 4. Peak electric field of E3A electromagnetic pulse vs burst yield[27]
    Schematic of E3B generation[27]
    Fig. 5. Schematic of E3B generation[27]
    Peak electric field of E3B electromagnetic pulse vs burst altitude[27]
    Fig. 6. Peak electric field of E3B electromagnetic pulse vs burst altitude[27]
    Peak electric field of E3B electromagnetic pulse vs burst yield[27]
    Fig. 7. Peak electric field of E3B electromagnetic pulse vs burst yield[27]
    Waveform of electric field from IEC standard[28]
    Fig. 8. Waveform of electric field from IEC standard[28]
    Waveform of horizontal magnetic field from IEC standard
    Fig. 9. Waveform of horizontal magnetic field from IEC standard