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NASA NTRS2000

Comparison of Commercial Electromagnetic Interface Test Techniques to NASA Electromagnetic Interference Test Techniques

This report documents the development of analytical techniques required for interpreting and comparing space systems electromagnetic interference test data with commercial electromagnetic interference test data using NASA Specification SSP 30237A "Space Systems Electromagnetic Emission and Susceptibility Requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility." The PSpice computer simulation results and the laboratory measurements for the test setups under study compare well. The study results, however, indicate that the transfer function required to translate test results of one setup to another is highly dependent on cables and their actual layout in the test setup. Since cables are equipment specific and are not specified in the test standards, developing a transfer function that would cover all cable types (random, twisted, or coaxial), sizes (gauge number and length), and layouts (distance from the ground plane) is not practical.

Smith, V.↗
NASA NTRS1999

Integrated Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A. Engineering Report: Electromagnetic Interface (EMI)/Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR) and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), for the METSAT/METOP AMSU-A1

This document contains the procedure and the test results of the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Electromagnetic Susceptibility, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) qualification test for the Meteorological Satellite (METSAT) and the Meteorological Operation Platform (METOP) projects. The test was conducted in accordance with the approved EMI/EMC Test Plan/Procedure, Specification number AE-26151/5D. This document describes the EMI/EMC test performed by Aerojet and it is presented in the following manner: Section-1 contains introductory material and a brief summary of the test results. Section 2 contains more detailed descriptions of the test plan, test procedure, and test results for each type of EMI/EMC test conducted. Section 3 contains supplementary information that includes test data sheets, plots, and calculations collected during the qualification testing.

Valdez, A.↗
DOE OSTI2013

Instability-driven electromagnetic fields in coronal plasmas

Filamentary electromagnetic fields previously observed in the coronae of laser-driven spherical targets [F. H. Séguin et al., Phys. Plasma. 19, 012701 (2012)] have been further investigated in laser-irradiated plastic foils. Face-on proton-radiography provides an axial view of these filaments and shows coherent cellular structure regardless of initial foil-surface conditions. The observed cellular fields are shown to have an approximately constant scale size of ∼210 μm throughout the plasma evolution. A discussion of possible field-generation mechanisms is provided and it is demonstrated that the likely source of the cellular field structure is the magnetothermal instability. Using predicted temperature and density profiles, the fastest growing modes of this instability were found to be slowly varying in time and consistent with the observed cellular size.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
DOE OSTI2010

Extraction of electromagnetic transition form factors for nucleon resonances within a dynamical coupled-channels model

We explain the application of a recently developed analytic continuation method to extract the electromagnetic transition form factors for the nucleon resonances (N*) within a dynamical coupled-channel model of meson-baryon reactions. Illustrative results of the obtained N{sup *{yields}{gamma}}N transition form factors, defined at the resonance pole positions on the complex energy plane, for the well-isolated P{sub 33} and D{sub 13} and the complicated P{sub 11} resonances are presented. A formula was developed to give a unified representation of the effects due to the first two P{sub 11} poles, which are near the {pi}{Delta} threshold, but are on different Riemann sheets. We also find that a simple formula, with its parameters determined in the Laurent expansions of the {pi}N{yields}{pi}N and {gamma}N{yields}{pi}N amplitudes, can reproduce to a very large extent the exact solutions of the considered model at energies near the real parts of the extracted resonance positions. We discuss the important differences between our approach, which is consistent with the earlier formulations of resonances, and the phenomenological approaches using the Breit-Wigner parametrization of resonant amplitudes to fit the data.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2018

Design and characterization of an electromagnetic-resonant cavity microwave plasma reactor for atmospheric pressure carbon dioxide decomposition

Plasma processes are ideally suited for the conversion of renewable electricity into gas-phase reactivity, such as for the decomposition of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The design, development, and characterization of a microwave plasma reactor for atmospheric pressure undiluted carbon dioxide decomposition are presented. The reactor operates as an electromagnetic-resonant cavity in which the generated plasma forms a bulb attached to a converging-diverging nozzle and stabilized by streams of tangentially-injected processing gas. Electromagnetic wave confinement, residence time, and critical gas vorticity constitute fundamental reactor sizing and operation parameters. Experimental findings demonstrate that flow rate plays a dual role in plasma stabilization and process performance, whereas deposited power has a minor role in CO 2 decomposition.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗
DOE OSTI2015

On the numerical dispersion of electromagnetic particle-in-cell code: Finite grid instability

The Particle-In-Cell (PIC) method is widely used in relativistic particle beam and laser plasma modeling. However, the PIC method exhibits numerical instabilities that can render unphysical simulation results or even destroy the simulation. For electromagnetic relativistic beam and plasma modeling, the most relevant numerical instabilities are the finite grid instability and the numerical Cherenkov instability. We review the numerical dispersion relation of the Electromagnetic PIC model. We rigorously derive the faithful 3-D numerical dispersion relation of the PIC model, for a simple, direct current deposition scheme, which does not conserve electric charge exactly. We then specialize to the Yee FDTD scheme. In particular, we clarify the presence of alias modes in an eigenmode analysis of the PIC model, which combines both discrete and continuous variables. The manner in which the PIC model updates and samples the fields and distribution function, together with the temporal and spatial phase factors from solving Maxwell's equations on the Yee grid with the leapfrog scheme, is explicitly accounted for. Numerical solutions to the electrostatic-like modes in the 1-D dispersion relation for a cold drifting plasma are obtained for parameters of interest. In the succeeding analysis, we investigate how the finite grid instability arises from the interaction of the numerical modes admitted in the system and their aliases. The most significant interaction is due critically to the correct representation of the operators in the dispersion relation. We obtain a simple analytic expression for the peak growth rate due to this interaction, which is then verified by simulation. We demonstrate that our analysis is readily extendable to charge conserving models.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2013

Resonant electromagnetic scattering in anisotropic layered media

The resonant excitation of an electromagnetic guided mode of a slab structure by exterior radiation results in anomalous scattering behavior, including sharp energy-transmission anomalies and field amplification around the frequency of the slab mode. In the case of a periodically layered ambient medium, anisotropy serves to couple the slab mode to radiation. Exact expressions for scattering phenomena are proved by analyzing a pole of the full scattering matrix as it moves off the real frequency axis into the lower half complex plane under a detuning of the wavevector parallel to the slab. The real pole is the frequency of a perfect (infinite Q) guided mode, which becomes lossy as the frequency gains an imaginary part. This work extends results of Shipman and Venakides to evanescent source fields and two-dimensional parallel wavevector and demonstrates by example how the latter allows one to control independently the width and central frequency of a resonance by varying the angle of incidence of the source field. The analysis relies on two nondegeneracy conditions of the complex dispersion relation for slab modes (relating poles of the scattering matrix to wavevector), which were assumed in previous works and are proved in this work for layered media. One of them asserts that the dispersion relation near the wavevector κ and frequency ω of a perfect guided mode is the zero set of a simple eigenvalue ℓ(κ, ω), and the other relates ∂ℓ/∂ω to the total energy of the mode, thereby implying that this derivative is nonzero.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2020

Reconstruction and Measurement of $\mathcal{O}$(100) MeV Energy Electromagnetic Activity from $\pi^0 \rightarrow \gamma\gamma$ Decays in the MicroBooNE LArTPC

We present results on the reconstruction of electromagnetic (EM) activity from photons produced in charged current νμ interactions with final state π0s. We employ a fully-automated reconstruction chain capable of identifying EM showers of &calO;(100) MeV energy, relying on a combination of traditional reconstruction techniques together with novel machine-learning approaches. These studies demonstrate good energy resolution, and good agreement between data and simulation, relying on the reconstructed invariant π0 mass and other photon distributions for validation. The reconstruction techniques developed are applied to a selection of νμ + Ar → μ + π0 + X candidate events to demonstrate the potential for calorimetric separation of photons from electrons and reconstruction of π0 kinematics.

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ↗
DOE OSTI2013

Quantum Monte Carlo calculations of electromagnetic moments and transitions in A≤9 nuclei with meson-exchange currents derived from chiral effective field theory

Here, quantum Monte Carlo calculations of electromagnetic moments and transitions are reported for A ≤ 9 nuclei. The realistic Argonne v 18 two-nucleon and Illinois-7 three-nucleon potentials are used to generate the nuclear wave functions. Contributions of two-body meson-exchange current (MEC) operators are included for magnetic moments and M1 transitions. The MEC operators have been derived in both a standard nuclear physics approach and a chiral effective field theory formulation with pions and nucleons including up to one-loop corrections. The two-body MEC contributions provide significant corrections and lead to very good agreement with experiment. Their effect is particularly pronounced in the A=9, T=3/2 systems, in which they provide up to ~20% (~40%) of the total predicted value for the 9 Li( 9 C) magnetic moment.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2015

Electromagnetic and neutral-weak response functions of 4 He and 12 C

A major goal of nuclear theory is to understand the strong interaction in nuclei as it manifests itself in terms of two- and many-body forces among the nuclear constituents, the protons and neutrons, and the interactions of these constituents with external electroweak probes via one- and many-body currents. The objective of the present work is to calculate the quasielastic electroweak response functions in light nuclei within the realistic dynamical framework outlined above. These response functions determine the inclusive cross section as function of the lepton momentum and energy transfers. Their ab initio calculation is a very challenging quantum many-body problem, since it requires summation over the entire excitation spectrum of the nucleus and inclusion in the electroweak currents of one- and many-body terms. Green's functions Monte Carlo methods allow one to circumvent both difficulties by computing the response in imaginary time (the so-called Euclidean response) and hence summing implicitly over the bound and continuum states of the nucleus, and by implementing specific algorithms designed to deal with the complicated spin-isospin structure of nuclear many-body operators. Theoretical predictions for 4 He and 12 C, confirmed by experiment in the electromagnetic case, show that two-body currents generate excess transverse strength from threshold to the quasielastic to the dip region and beyond. In conclusion, these results challenge the conventional picture of quasielastic inclusive scattering as being largely dominated by single-nucleon knockout processes.

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2016

Electromagnetic response of C 12 : A first-principles calculation

Here, the longitudinal and transverse electromagnetic response functions of $^{12}$C are computed in a ``first-principles'' Green's function Monte Carlo calculation, based on realistic two- and three-nucleon interactions and associated one- and two-body currents. We find excellent agreement between theory and experiment and, in particular, no evidence for the quenching of measured versus calculated longitudinal response. This is further corroborated by a re-analysis of the Coulomb sum rule, in which the contributions from the low-lying $J^\pi\,$=$\, 2^+$, $0^+$ (Hoyle), and $4^+$ states in $^{12}$C are accounted for explicitly in evaluating the total inelastic strength.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗
DOE OSTI2021

Quasi-Dynamic Electromagnetic Field Safety Analysis and Mitigation for High-Power Dynamic Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles

Dynamic wireless charging of electric vehicles (EV) is an emerging charging technology to enable non-contact wireless charging while the vehicle is moving. Compared to stationary wireless charging, in-motion wireless charging involves dynamic processes in which an EV is passing over the charging pads (transmitters). This in motion process makes the dynamic electromagnetic (EM) environment more complicated, and EM safety needs to be ensured under all circumstances. This is due to the fact that the entire vehicle body may be exposed to magnetic fields while the vehicle moves over the energized transmitter. This paper investigates several typical charging scenarios when EVs approach, pass over, and move away from the charging pads. Quasi-dynamic models, which are preliminarily verified by coils’ inductance measurements, are developed to analyze the dynamic process. Based on the quasi-dynamic analysis, shielding solutions are also studied to ensure EM safety for the dynamic wireless charging processes.

24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION↗
DOE OSTI2016

Numerical investigation of electromagnetic pulse welded interfaces between dissimilar metals

The quality of an electromagnetic pulse weld is strongly affected by a variety of interacting physical phenomena including large plastic deformation, materials mixing, localised heating and rapid cooling, and possible localised melting and interfacial cracks and void. In the present study, a thermomechanically coupled dynamic model has been developed to quantitatively resolve the high speed impact joining interface characteristics as well as the process induced interface temperature evolution, defect formation and possible microstructural composition variations. Reasonably good agreement has been obtained between the predicted results and the experimental measurements in terms of interfacial morphology characteristics. The modelling framework is expected to provide further understanding of the hierarchical interfacial features of the non-equilibrium material joining process and the weld formation mechanisms.

Xu, W.↗
DOE OSTI2010

Numerical Electromagnetics Simulations of the Leakage Through the Pump-out Holes in the DISC Electromagnetic Interference Shield

In order to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) from affecting the DISC diagnostic, an EMI shield was added. Figure 1 is a cross section from a CAD model of DISC and shows the EMI shield in situ. The shield is orange and at the top of the figure. Figure 2 is a drawing of just the EMI shield. The slit in the center of the EMI shield is covered by a metal mesh, which is not shown in this drawing. The small holes toward the base of the conical portion of the EMI shield are the pump-out holes, and the electromagnetic leakage through these holes is the subject of this report1. An alternate design for the EMI shield is considered in order to determine how to increase the EMI effectiveness of the pump-out holes in the shield without compromising the flow rate through the shield. Both the original and alternate designs are simulated and compared.

42 ENGINEERING↗
DOE OSTI2017

The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. III. Optical and UV Spectra of a Blue Kilonova from Fast Polar Ejecta

We present optical and ultraviolet spectra of the first electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave (GW) source, the binary neutron star merger GW170817. Spectra were obtained nightly between 1.5 and 9.5 days post-merger, using the Southern Astrophysical Research and Magellan telescopes; the UV spectrum was obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope at 5.5 days. Our data reveal a rapidly fading blue component (T≈5500 K at 1.5 days) that quickly reddens; spectra later than ≳4.5 days peak beyond the optical regime. The spectra are mostly featureless, although we identify a possible weak emission line at ∼7900 Å at t≲4.5 days. The colors, rapid evolution, and featureless spectrum are consistent with a “blue” kilonova from polar ejecta comprised mainly of light r-process nuclei with atomic mass number A≲140. This indicates a sightline within θ{sub obs}≲45{sup ∘} of the orbital axis. Comparison to models suggests ∼0.03 M {sub ⊙} of blue ejecta, with a velocity of ∼0.3c. The required lanthanide fraction is ∼10{sup −4}, but this drops to <10{sup −5} in the outermost ejecta. The large velocities point to a dynamical origin, rather than a disk wind, for this blue component, suggesting that both binary constituents are neutron stars (as opposed to a binary consisting of a neutron star and a black hole). For dynamical ejecta, the high mass favors a small neutron star radius of ≲12 km. This mass also supports the idea that neutron star mergers are a major contributor to r-process nucleosynthesis.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2017

The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. VII. Properties of the Host Galaxy and Constraints on the Merger Timescale

We present the properties of NGC 4993, the host galaxy of GW170817, the first gravitational-wave (GW) event from the merger of a binary neutron star (BNS) system and the first with an electromagnetic (EM) counterpart. We use both archival photometry and new optical/near-IR imaging and spectroscopy, together with stellar population synthesis models to infer the global properties of the host galaxy. We infer a star formation history peaked at ≳10 Gyr ago, with subsequent exponential decline leading to a low current star formation rate of 0.01 M{sub ⊙} yr{sup −1}, which we convert into a binary merger timescale probability distribution. We find a median merger timescale of 11.2{sub −1.4}{sup +0.7} Gyr, with a 90% confidence range of 6.8--13.6 Gyr. This in turn indicates an initial binary separation of ≈4.5 R{sub ⊙}, comparable to the inferred values for Galactic BNS systems. We also use new and archival Hubble Space Telescope images to measure a projected offset of the optical counterpart of 2.1 kpc (0.64r {sub e}) from the center of NGC 4993 and to place a limit of M{sub r}≳−7.2 mag on any pre-existing emission, which rules out the brighter half of the globular cluster luminosity function. Finally, the age and offset of the system indicates it experienced a modest natal kick with an upper limit of ∼200 km s{sup −1}. Future GW–EM observations of BNS mergers will enable measurement of their population delay time distribution, which will directly inform their viability as the dominant source of r-process enrichment in the universe.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗
DOE OSTI2017

The Electromagnetic Counterpart of the Binary Neutron Star Merger LIGO/Virgo GW170817. IV. Detection of Near-infrared Signatures of r -process Nucleosynthesis with Gemini-South

We present a near-infrared spectral sequence of the electromagnetic counterpart to the binary neutron star merger GW170817 detected by Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO)/Virgo. Our data set comprises seven epochs of J + H spectra taken with FLAMINGOS-2 on Gemini-South between 1.5 and 10.5 days after the merger. In the initial epoch, the spectrum is dominated by a smooth blue continuum due to a high-velocity, lanthanide-poor blue kilonova component. Starting the following night, all of the subsequent spectra instead show features that are similar to those predicted in model spectra of material with a high concentration of lanthanides, including spectral peaks near 1.07 and 1.55 μ m. Our fiducial model with 0.04 M {sub ⊙} of ejecta, an ejection velocity of v = 0.1 c , and a lanthanide concentration of X {sub lan} = 10{sup −2} provides a good match to the spectra taken in the first five days, although it over-predicts the late-time fluxes. We also explore models with multiple fitting components, in each case finding that a significant abundance of lanthanide elements is necessary to match the broad spectral peaks that we observe starting at 2.5 days after the merger. These data provide direct evidence that binary neutron star mergers are significant production sites of even the heaviest r -process elements.

79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS↗