• DocumentCode
    127760
  • Title

    Methodology and equipment for destructive high-power microwave testing

  • Author

    Hurtig, Tomas ; Akyuz, Mose ; Elfsberg, Mattias ; Larsson, A. ; Nyholm, Sten E.

  • Author_Institution
    Div. of Defence & Security, FOI - Swedish Defence Res. Agency, Norra Sorunda, Sweden
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    1-4 Sept. 2014
  • Firstpage
    124
  • Lastpage
    127
  • Abstract
    FOI is establishing a facility for destructive HPM testing and is developing an envisaged test methodology for such tests. The methodology consists of two test phases: (1) Determine the lowest power density required to destroy an object within a frequency range, using a reverberation chamber. (2) At this frequency, determine the most sensitive direction of attack using an HPM generator. A reverberating chamber and an HPM-generator adequate for such tests are presented.
  • Keywords
    microwave generation; testing; FOI; RPM generator; destructive high-power microwave testing; power density; reverberating chamber; reverberation chamber; Density measurement; Electromagnetic compatibility; Frequency measurement; Generators; Microwave theory and techniques; Power system measurements; Testing; Destructive testing; High-Power Microwave (HPM); Reverberation chamber; Vircator;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC Europe), 2014 International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Gothenburg
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EMCEurope.2014.6930889
  • Filename
    6930889