DocumentCode
2513272
Title
High power microwave technology and its military implications
Author
Kushwaha, N.S. ; Sharma, M.M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Commun. Eng., Birla Inst. of Technol., Jaipur
fYear
2008
fDate
21-24 Nov. 2008
Firstpage
871
Lastpage
874
Abstract
In this paper, electromagnetic bomb is discussed with main emphasis on maximizing the lethality of the bomb by suitably designing the antenna, which can couple the high power microwaves to the targets, efficiently. Some other methods for maximizing the lethality are also discussed.
Keywords
explosives; microwave antennas; microwave technology; military systems; weapons; antenna design; bomb lethality; electromagnetic bomb; high power microwave technology; military weapon; nonlethal weapon; EMP radiation effects; Electromagnetic heating; Electromagnetic radiation; Frequency; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Microwave communication; Microwave technology; Power engineering and energy; Space technology; Weapons; Bomb lethality; Directed energy; Electrmagnetic bomb; High Power Microwave technology; Non-lethal weapon;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Recent Advances in Microwave Theory and Applications, 2008. MICROWAVE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Jaipur
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2690-4
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2691-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AMTA.2008.4763178
Filename
4763178
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