The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse
The High Altitude Brust (HAB) of a nuclear weapon can produce an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) that rises very rapidly (in nanoseconds) to a high voltage (tens of kilovolts per meter). This pulse covers 0 to 100 MHz bandwith or frequency. The radiated EMP can affect a large portion of space with a dia...
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| description | The High Altitude Brust (HAB) of a nuclear weapon can produce an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) that rises very rapidly (in nanoseconds) to a high voltage (tens of kilovolts per meter). This pulse covers 0 to 100 MHz bandwith or frequency. The radiated EMP can affect a large portion of space with a diameter of several thousands of kilometers and produce a current transient large enough to cause permanent irreversible degradation of components and systems.Communication satellites as exoatmospheric vehicles can be exposed to immediate gamma and x-radiation directly from the Nuclear weapon to cause System-Generated EMP (SGEMP) Transient Radiation Effect on Electronics (TREE) or Dispersed EMP (DEMP).The open-circuit voltage developed in the internal conductors of the ARABS AT spacecraft; has been calculated as a simple example. Some recommendations have been suggested at the end of this paper. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2f07cad22c7e4a7aa6c3051b3839581d2022-12-21T23:59:22ZengElsevierJournal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences1018-36391992-01-0142229236The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic PulseTawfik A. Al-Kusayer0College of Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi ArabiaThe High Altitude Brust (HAB) of a nuclear weapon can produce an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) that rises very rapidly (in nanoseconds) to a high voltage (tens of kilovolts per meter). This pulse covers 0 to 100 MHz bandwith or frequency. The radiated EMP can affect a large portion of space with a diameter of several thousands of kilometers and produce a current transient large enough to cause permanent irreversible degradation of components and systems.Communication satellites as exoatmospheric vehicles can be exposed to immediate gamma and x-radiation directly from the Nuclear weapon to cause System-Generated EMP (SGEMP) Transient Radiation Effect on Electronics (TREE) or Dispersed EMP (DEMP).The open-circuit voltage developed in the internal conductors of the ARABS AT spacecraft; has been calculated as a simple example. Some recommendations have been suggested at the end of this paper.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101836391830566X |
| spellingShingle | Tawfik A. Al-Kusayer The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences |
| title | The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse |
| title_full | The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse |
| title_fullStr | The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse |
| title_short | The Susceptibility of Communication Satellites to the Nuclear Electromagnetic Pulse |
| title_sort | susceptibility of communication satellites to the nuclear electromagnetic pulse |
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