Electromagnetic test facilities at Sandia National Laboratories

Author

Caldwell, Michele ; Higgins, Matthew

Author_Institution

Appl. Accelerator & Electromagn. Technol. Dept., Sandia Nat. Labs., Albuquerque, NM, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

29-30 March 2005

Firstpage

57

Lastpage

62

Abstract

The paper describes major electromagnetic test facilities at Sandia National Laboratories; each has undergone recent upgrades. The paper discusses each facility, their uses, and upgrades pertaining to the facilities performance and diagnostic capabilities. The facilities discussed are the Sandia lightning simulator, the electromagnetic environments simulator (a large TEM cell), the mode-stirred chamber, and the anechoic chamber. Sandia´s expertise in electromagnetics also extends to theoretical analysis and modeling, which can be done in conjunction with tests or experiments.

Keywords

TEM cells; anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); lightning; Sandia National Laboratories; anechoic chamber; electromagnetic environments simulator; electromagnetic test facilities; lightning simulator; mode-stirred chamber; Anechoic chambers; Fuel storage; Gas lasers; Laboratories; Laser sintering; Lightning; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches; Test facilities; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Measurement Systems for Homeland Security, Contraband Detection and Personal Safety Workshop, 2005. (IMS 2005) Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9121-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MSHS.2005.1502556

Filename

1502556