Title :
Effective electric field for an arbitrary electromagnetic pulse
Author :
Scholfield, David W. ; Gahl, John M. ; Shimomura, Naoyuki
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab., Kirtland AFB, NM, USA
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In the performance of intense electromagnetic transient, gaseous breakdown experiments, one parameter of interest is the effective electric field. A method of calculating the effective electric field for an arbitrary electromagnetic pulse is presented. This method is based upon the Laplace transform of the Lorentz force equation. Results from previous efforts are reproduced via this method and compared. Examples are calculated for various electromagnetic transients, most of which have never been calculated before. These examples of effective electric fields are used to generate theoretical Paschen curves, which are compared to experimental results
Keywords :
Laplace transforms; electric breakdown; electric fields; electromagnetic pulse; Laplace transform; Lorentz force equation; Paschen curves; arbitrary electromagnetic pulse; effective electric field; gaseous breakdown experiments; intense electromagnetic transient; EMP radiation effects; Electric breakdown; Electrons; Frequency; Gases; Ionization; Kinetic energy; Laplace equations; Lorentz covariance; Magnetic fields;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
