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Wideband, high-power microwave pulses are expected to have a number of important future applications. One of these is wideband radar. The wide bandwidth should yield increased information for target characterization and identification.1 The high power should yield increased target range for conventional objects. It should also make possible the detection of previously undetectable, reduced-signature objects.
Work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract W-7405-Eng-48.
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Mayhall, D.J., Yee, J.H., Alvarez, R.A. (1992). Two-Dimensional Calculation of High-Power Microwave Bandwidth Broadening by Laser-Induced Air Breakdown. In: Miley, G.H., Hora, H. (eds) Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-3324-5_21
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