A practical, limited pulse train EMP source, with unitary or phased up capability, reliant on electrical pulse power systems integrated with low timing jitter switching, transformation lines and impedance matched antenna to generate an intense electromagnetic pulse train.
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1. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source comprising: a ring-down oscillator;a high radiation efficiency impedance matched antenna; anda varying, increasing impedance voltage multiplying transmission line that: includes a low input impedance input terminal that is driv
1. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source comprising: a ring-down oscillator;a high radiation efficiency impedance matched antenna; anda varying, increasing impedance voltage multiplying transmission line that: includes a low input impedance input terminal that is driven by the oscillator; andis terminated impedance matched into the antenna. 2. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: the ring-down oscillator is engineered to access the 500 MHz to approximately 5 GHz spectral region. 3. A limited pulse train high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: the impedance variation of the transmission line is varied to a law minimizing back reflection of the limited pulse train; thusmaximizing transmitted power to the antenna. 4. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: the varying impedance voltage multiplying transmission line admits the effective coupling of the ring-down oscillator driven load to the high radiation efficiency impedance matched antenna; the antenna has an impedance greater than the ring-down oscillator load and appropriate to the designed transmission line voltage multiplication; andthe power delivered to the ring-down oscillator load is closely matched to the power delivered to the transmission line and antenna impedance match. 5. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: the ring-down oscillator is of a frequency determined by the associated switched circuit loop components. 6. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: a switching initiation of the limited pulse train, high power EMP source, comprising optical means, admits sufficiently low temporal jitter enabling: phase up of multiple parallel limited pulse train, high power EMP sources, and source to source spacing, ensuring that only the zeroth orderdiffraction mode of the resultant ensemble exists. 7. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: the switching initiation of the limited pulse train, high power EMP source, comprising optical means, admits sufficiently low temporal jitter enabling: phase up of multiple parallel limited pulse train, high power EMP sources;and source to source spacing and switching adjustable to yield orders of diffraction modes of the resultant ensemble and beam steering, or a zeroth order. 8. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: the switch initialization by optical means is implemented by: an ultrashort pulse (USP) laser switching between extended rail electrodes by volume conductive plasma formation, being by its nature and simple dimensioning, low inductance and low resistance; ora short pulse optically switched thyristor, thyristors hard-coupled in parallel to provide for low switch resistance and inductance; oran optically switched silicon controlled rectifier, rectifiers hard-coupled in parallel to provide for low switch resistance and inductance. 9. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: phase up of multiple parallel limited pulse train, high power EMP sources, and source to source spacing and switching selection, yields orders of diffraction modes of the resultant ensemble and beam steering, or a zeroth order, that enables; EMP directionality, eliminating the risk of fratricide of non targeted electronic systems. 10. A limited pulse train, high power electro magnetic pulse (EMP) source, according to claim 1, wherein: by phase up of multiple parallel limited pulse train, high power EMP sources, a directional low divergence EMP beam source of extreme power at distance is created, and employable for distant EMP applications.
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