How does an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) work and what are its main effects?

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#1 21659168 14 Jul 2011 16:50

Jason Todd Jason Todd

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21659168 14 Jul 2011 16:50

How dones Electromagnetic pulse work.
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#2 21659169 14 Jul 2011 16:52

Joe Wolin Joe Wolin

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21659169 14 Jul 2011 16:52

You can find a good read on Wikipedia for this sort of general question.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_pulse
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#3 21659170 14 Jul 2011 17:17

Jason Todd Jason Todd

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21659170 14 Jul 2011 17:17

I want to leard how to build one myself is what I'm trying to say.
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#4 21659171 15 Jul 2011 07:30

Olin Lathrop Olin Lathrop

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21659171 15 Jul 2011 07:30

Nuclear explosions produce EMP, but collecing a few Kg of plutonium will be tricky.
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#5 21659172 15 Jul 2011 10:37

David Deleonardo David Deleonardo

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21659172 15 Jul 2011 10:37

I have to admit that my mind was drifting in the same direction. I find the Nuclear EMP thing very worrisom and I don't scare easy. I have read the Wikipedia article on it a couple of times and still have zero clue why you get a civilization ending EMP at high altitudes but almost no such effect at low altitudes. Just another reason to be greatful for a nice thick atmosphere.
#6 21659173 15 Jul 2011 10:40

Cody Miller Cody Miller

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21659173 15 Jul 2011 10:40

One of the building blocks of an EMP is a generating a high current pulse. Having a large capacitor or bank of capacitors that can discharge quickly is what you need. A good low cost solution is parallel coax cables that are charged to a high voltage and then discharged together.
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