Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) coupling codes for use with the vulnerability/lethality (VIL) taxonomy. Final report, June-October 1984

Technical Report · Sat Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:195158

Mar, M H

Based on the vulnerability Lethality (V/L) taxonomy developed by the Ballistic Vulnerability Lethality Division (BVLD) of the Survivability Lethality Analysis Directorate (SLAD), a nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) coupling V/L analysis taxonomy has been developed. A nuclear EMP threat to a military system can be divided into two levels: (1) coupling to a system level through a cable, antenna, or aperture; and (2) the component level. This report will focus on the initial condition, which includes threat definition and target description, as well as the mapping process from the initial condition to damaged components state. EMP coupling analysis at a system level is used to accomplish this. This report introduces the nature of EMP threat, interaction between the threat and target, and how the output of EMP coupling analysis at a system level becomes the input to the component level analysis. Many different tools (EMP coupling codes) will be discussed for the mapping process, which correponds to the physics of phenomenology. This EMP coupling V/L taxonomy and the models identified in this report will provide the tools necessary to conduct basic V/L analysis of EMP coupling.

• Research Organization: Army Research Lab., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (United States)
• OSTI ID: 195158
• Report Number(s): AD-A--298079/5/XAB; ARL-TR--786
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
PROGRESS REPORT
RISK ASSESSMENT
TAXONOMY
VULNERABILITY