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RS-7331/227
File: XW-54
T-60052
Completed: 2-11-64

MR. W. E. TREIBEL - 1523

Attn: Mr. J. W. Hickman

Re: Electromagnetic Radiation Susceptibility of the B54-0 (SADM)

and the Field Wire Remote Control System (U)

Introduction

The B54-0 (SADM) weapon system and the Field Wire Remote Control INVENTORIED
System (FWRCS) were subjected to an Electromagnetic Radiation
(EMR) Susceptibility test at the Sandia RF Facility during the
period from October 29, 1963 through February 11, 1964. SEP 1. 4'65
The test was conducted in two separate phases, a low power test 3421-3,
from 700 kc to 1.5 gc and a high power test from 1.0 to 8.0 gc.

Summary

The B54-0 (SADM) and the Field Wire Remote Control System (FWRCS) 4Nt 4,
receiver were tested for EHR susceptibility from October 29, 1964,,,,
through February 11, 1964 at the Satdia:RF Facility. The test w
was conducted in two phases. The low power phase covered the 6
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frequency spectrum of 700 kc to 1.5 gc using field strengths of
.9 V/M or less. The high power phase was a go- no-go test of rel
located inside the FWRCS receiver. It covered frequencies between
1.0 and 8.0 gc with fields of 0.1 "/cm 2 or greater.
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The only responses in the low power test were RF pulses recorded etri:i. s
when the FWRCS was operated in its normal "Arm-Safe" sequence. APR
These responses were in the ZED installed in the FWRCS receiver. 9 1964
Estrapolating the responses., indicates - that the 100 per cent no- ,
fire level would not be-reached in fields less than 160 V/M. knE

-The high power test caused no undesirable effects on the operation

of the FWRCS.
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Objectives

The objectives of this test were threefold. The first objective

was to determine the EMR susceptibility of the MC1090 electro-
explosive device (RED) used in the FWRCS receiver. The second
objective was to determine what effect field intensities in excess
of 0.1 mw/ cm2 at frequencies above 1.0 gc would have on the
operation of relays located in the FWRCS receiver. The final
objective was to evaluate changes made to the B54-0 (SADM) since
the completion of the previous EMR test(1).

Test Units

The units tested were a B54-0 (SADM) less nuclear and HE components
and the receiver for the FWRCS. All EEDs were inert. For the low
power test the EEDs were instrumented to detect RF voltage
developed across the bridge wire.

The length of field wire chosen to connect the transmitter to the

receiver in the FWRCS was long enough to allow the transmitter
to be placed outside the test field. The portion of field wire
which passed through the test field was in a vertical plane.

Instrumentation

The following is a list of EEDs which were instrumented and the

components in which the EEDs were installed.

EED Component Channel No.

MC1090 FWRCS Receiver
1
MC1090, B54-0 (SADM) 2

Video detectors were used to instrument the above EEDs. These video
detectors were a miniature-type asSembled by Denver Research
Institute (DRI).

Any RF that appeared in an instrumented bridge wire was demodulated

by the video detector and fed through instrumentation cables to a
phase-locked receiver. The output of the receiver is a DC level
proportional to the RF power in the bridge wire. Each of the de-
tectors installed in the system was calibrated to a one milliwatt

(1) Electromagnetic Radiation Susceptibility Test of the B54-0 (SADM)

by C. Wayne Cook, RS-3423/1125, February 1963, T-60019.

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reference at each test frequency. The sensitivity of this system
varied from 46 to 76 db below one milliwatt, depending.= frequency
and the detector being calibrated. The sensitivity of the detectOrs
is one of the factort that limits the field strength to which data
can be extrapolated without exceeding the 100 per cent no-fire level.

The high power test used only inert EEDs with no instrumentation.

Test Environment

For the low power test the weapon system was illuminated at a fixed
distance from the transmitting antennas with 100 per cent square-
wave modulated RF energy. The RF power, fed to the antennas, was
set to a predetermined level. Both horizontal and vertical field
polarizations were used from 30 me to 1.5 gc. Below 30 M4 only
vertical polarization was used. Due to antenna gains, the test
environment varied as a'function of frequency. The low power test
environment is listed in Table I.

The, values of field strength in the 700 kc to 24 me band were

measured with an Empire Devices NF-205 field intensity meter. The
values in the 30 me to 1.0 gc band were measured with an Empire
Devices NF-105 field intensity meter.

Since the measurements below 30 me were made in the induction zone

of the radiating antenna, a theoretical correction factor has been
applied to these readings (correction factors taken from "Memo to
File, March 1960" by P. Gelt, 1424).

Above 1.0 gc the field strengths were calculated by the formula

Pt Gt
O
rr R2
where,

is power density in milliwatts/cm2

is gain( 1 )of radiating antenna above

an isotropic radiator

Pt is power fed to radiating antenna in

milliwatts

R is distance of test unit from radiating

antenna in cm.

(1) The gain of the radiating antenna was determined from data
provided with the antenna by Polarad Electronics Corp.

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This calculation was used for both the low and high power tests.

For the high power test the FWRCS receiver and the SADM were
radiated by a cw signal at the three frequencies having the highest
available field intensity. Table II shows the frequencies radiated
and the field intensity of each frequency.

The weapon was radiated from 700 kc to 1.5 gc during the low power
test in the frequency increments listed below:

700 kC to 1.0 mc 100 kc

1.0 mc to 10 mc '1.0=
10 mc to 24 mc 2.0 mc
30 mc to 100 mc 10 mc
100 mc to 1.0 gc 100 mc
1.0 gc to 1.5 gc 0.5 gc

Figure 1 shows the relationship between the weapon and the radiating
antennas. Figure 2 show the SADM and FWRCS receiver and the con-
necting cable. It also shows the instrumentation cable exit from
the SADM. Figure 3 shows the relationship between the FWRCS receiver
and transmitter.. The connecting field wire is also shown.

The covered material shown 4ntlinty the weapon and the antenna
(figure 1) is Type CV-Blecosorli an RF absorbing material having
attenuation - ranging from 29, 0.“ 150 me to 50 db or more above 1.0 gc.
intieriudipOiler'rifleCticifi of 1 pit cent.
The'ECtotoib - hikii"m

The system was rotated through 360 ° at one rpm at each of the test
frequencies above 24 me. This was done to ensure testing at the
most susceptible angle with respect to the radiating antenna.

At 24 mc and below,the weapon was rotated only for spot checks.

Previous tests had indicated that external cabling is the mode of
entry below 30 mc. Consequently, no change in readings was expected
due to weapon orientation while the external cable remained
relatively fixed with respect to the transmitting antenna. The spot
checks verified that no change in readings did occur due to rotating
the test units at frequencies below 24 mc.
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Any time during the rotation of the test units that a signal was
detected by the video detectors therotation was stopped and the
FWRCS was operated through a portion of its standard cycle. If
no signal was seen, the cycle operation was performed at the end
of the rotation.

Standard operating sequence for the RCS started with the system
in the "Safe" position and advanced o the "Arm" position. When
the appropriate lights indicated the the system had armed correctly,
the sequence was reversed and the "Safe" signal sent. If both
operations performed correctly, the t st was advanced to the next
frequency. The "Fire" signal was no sent during the test because
it actuates the MC1090 in the FWRCS r ceiver. The MC1090 was one
of the EEDs instrumented for this test.

The high power test of the FWRCS was conducted by placing the SADM
and FWRCS receiver with the connecting cables inside an enclosure
made of Type CV-B Eccosorb and radiating them at selected fre-
quencies between 1.0 and 8.0 gc (Figue 4).

The test units were placed at a dista ce far enough from the
radiating antenna to be outside the F esnel region (1) (near field).
The purpose of testing outside the Fr snel region was to avoid
interaction between the transmitting ntenna and the test unit.
The outer limits of the Fresnel regi are determined by the formula:

2 L2
7'
where,

is distance from the feed point of the

antenna

L is the longest linear dimension of trans-

mitting antenna

is wavelength

After radiating the SADM and FWRCS re eiver with the high fields for
two minutes, the FWRCS was operated t rough the normal "Arm-Safe"
sequence as in the low power test. P oper or improper operation was
noted.

(1) Kraus, J. D., "Antennas," McGraw-Hill, 1950, p. 7

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Test Configuration

The orientation of the test units was not changed during the low
power test. Only the polarization of the radiating antenna was
changed. The table below lists the test configurations.

Configuration Orientation Polarization

01 Shown by Vertical
Figures 2 and 3

02 Shown by Horizontal
Figures 2 and 3

The high power test included the configurations listed below:

Test Configurations (High - Power)

01 Antenna beam directed at side of

FWRCS receiver that connects to
FWRCS transmitter

02 Antenna beam directed at top of

MRCS receiver

03 Antenna beam directed at operation

tester for FWRCS receiver

04 Antenna beam directed at top of

SAM

Test Results

All the test data for the low power test are presented in graphs 1
and 2. The test results have been normalized to 10 volts per meter.

For each channel the maximum response, regardless of frequency or

configuration, has been listed below.

Field Strength
Predicted to Give
Channel Response Frequency 100 % No Fire

-24.1 db 800 kc 160 V/M

2 -25.8 db 800 kc 195 V/M

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The column marked "Response" in the above table is the video detector
response in terms of db below 100 per cent no fire extrapolated to
an environment of 10 volts per meter. These responses have been
further extrapolated to predidt the field strength required for 100
per cent no fire. Table 3 shows a sample calculation for extrapo-
lating to the field required for 100 per cent no fire.

The responses on Channel 1 wee due to pulses of RF detected when

the FWRCS was operated throug1 the normal "Arm-Safe" sequence. This
was verified by repeating the sequence with no RF radiation. A
detector output of 0 db was recorded with no RF radiation.

Since no RF was detected on CHannel 2, the field calculated to give

100 per cent no fire is extrapolated from an assumed response of
threshold. It should be noted that there is a finite probability
that the EED in Channel 2 can withstand fields higher than 195 V/M
without reaching 100 per cent no fire. The test response may have
been considerably below threshold.

Radiating the SADM and the FWRCS receiver with high field intensities
resulted in no undesirable effects. The operation of the test
system was normal.

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Distribution:
1/6A - W. E. Treibel, 1523, Attn: J. W. Hickman
2/6A - J. R. Ames, 1424
3/6A - W. L. Stevens, 1531
4/6A - E. H. Copeland, 7331, Attn: E. R. Julius
5/6A - D. E. Gregson, 8141
6/6A - Central Record File, 3421-3

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TABLE I

Test Environment for Low P wer Test

Frequency Field Strength Fre uenc Field Strength

700 kc
00 0.666 V/M .62
800 0.135 500 .65
900 0.592 600 .69
1 me 0.284 700 .60
1.5 0.55 800 .60
2 0.291 900 .595
3 0.274 1000 .67
4 0.173 1500 .93
5 0.146
6 0.482
7 0.394
8 0.34
9 0.297
10 0.49
12 0.425
14 0.364
16 0.248
18 0.288
20 0.211
22 0.216
24 0.26
30 0.20
40 0.32
50 0.30
60 0.20
70 0.15
80 0.20
90 0.275
100 0.32
150 0.62
200 0.63
300 0.67

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TABLE II

Frequency Field Intensity

2.0 gc 3.18 mw/cm2

7.0 gc 0.77 mw/cm2

7.5 gc 0.705 mw/cm2

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TABLE III

Sample Calculation

For the graphical presentation of the response curves, the field

strengths were all normalized to 10 V/M. To determine the field
strengths where a peak response would reach the 100 per cent no-
fire level, 0 db, increase the field strength by the number of db
the response is below 0 db.

Example: Raising field strengths to 100 per cent no-fire, 0 db.

Response -6 db

-6 db 20 log V /M
10 V/M

10 Antilog (6/20) = WIN 10 Antilog 0.3 = 20 V/M

In a 20 V/M field the response would reach 0 db.

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