Title :
Electromagnetic environment of a single-stage reconnection gun
Author :
Coburn, William O. ; Le, Calvin ; Martin, Harry
Author_Institution :
US Army Res. Lab., Adelphi, MD, USA
Abstract :
Electromagnetic (EM) field measurements were obtained near a single-stage reconnection gun accelerating a 194-gm aluminum plate. This type of EM launcher is of interest as an alternative to using explosive charges to launch a plate in the edge-on orientation. Measurements were designed to characterize the transient EM environment (EME) external to this capacitor-based EM launch system. Selected data are discussed to illustrate the time history and spatial variation of the measured EME associated with plate launch experiments
Keywords :
electromagnetic compatibility; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic launchers; EM launcher; capacitor-based EM launch system; edge-on orientation; plate; single-stage reconnection gun; spatial variation; time history; transient EM environment; Acceleration; Aluminum; Antenna measurements; Capacitance; Circuits; Coils; Magnetic field measurement; Switches; Time measurement; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility, 1995. Symposium Record., 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3608-9
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.1995.523565
