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Electromagnetic pulse
Meaning
Noun
●
In Nuclear warfare & Weapons:
A short-duration
burst
of high-intensity
electromagnetic radiation
generated
by a physical
event
,
in particular
by a large
thermonuclear
explosion
in the
atmosphere
. The
pulse
causes
a
damaging
surge
of
voltage
within
electrical
and
electronic
systems.
●
Compton-recoil
electrons
and
photoelectrons
from
photons
scattered
in the
materials
of a
nuclear
event
causing
electric
and
magnetic fields
to
couple
with
electric
al and
electronic
systems to
produce
damaging
current surges.
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Synonyms
Nuclear Magnetic Pulse
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