The Notes on Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and Related Subjects

The Notes on Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) and related subjects were conceived by Dr. Ralph Partridge of Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1964. Dr. Carl E. Baum was later appointed Editor of the Notes, and he served this technical community until he passed away on December 2, 2010 [1]. The Notes began as a means of rapid communication among researchers in the NEMP (nuclear electromagnetic pulse) community in the United States and Britain. As such, the Notes can be considered an informal journal of the EMP community. A Note may be very brief (a few pages) or quite lengthy (over 100 pages), giving a new idea, an analysis of an old problem, or something related. The essence is informality and speed of communication.