November 2023

Conference Paper

Effects on Communications Wavelengths from an Atmospheric Nuclear Detonation

By:
Wilson, Brandon A; Miloshevsky, Alexander ; Hooper, David A; Grice, Warren P; Peters, Nicholas A
Page Number:
1-2
Issue Number:
1
Book Title:
2022 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)
Publication Date:
November 9, 2023
Publisher Location:
IEEE, New Jersey, United States of America
Conference Name:
IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (IEEE RAPID)
Conference Location:
Miramar Beach, Florida, United States of America
Conference Sponsor:
IEEE
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1109/RAPID54472.2022.9911553

Abstract

We model the elevated free electron density of the atmosphere from a nuclear detonation as a function of time and examine how the electromagnetic spectrum is affected.