TY  - JOUR
T1  - An atmospheric limit on nuclear-powered microwave weapons
AU  - Dan L Fenstermacher, Frank von Hippel
PY  - 1991
T2  - Science & Global Security
SP  - 301
EP  - 324
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
N2  - We present a simple model that predicts a limit to the microwave energy fluence (energy per unit area) that can propagate through the atmosphere and show that this limit falls within levels that can be shielded against. Within the relevant range of parameters, this model simplifies and extends results reported by Yee et al.1 to show explicitly the dependence of the breakdown time on microwave field strength and altitude above sea level.
UR  - http://scienceandglobalsecurity.org/archive/sgs02fenstermacher.pdf
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