SERVICES (continued)

What We Do: Metatech is a key contributor to EMP research in the areas of High-altitude and Source Region environments and coupling and in the development of hardening and testing technologies including military standards, specifications, and handbooks. Major programs include SREMP testing and analyses at flash x-ray simulators, SREMP and HEMP standards development and HEMP environment and long-line coupling calculations.

Example: Metatech personnel have participated with other international researchers to develop long-line coupled stresses resulting from the new IEC HEMP environment waveform for civil systems. In particular, Dr. Radasky has been the project leader for the development of the IEC conducted environment standard for commercial systems (IEC 61000-2-10)

Electrostatic Discharge (ESD)

Definition: "A transfer of electric charge between bodies of different electrostatic potential in proximity or through direct contact." (ANSI C63.14, 1992)

What We Do: Metatech performs analyses and test planning to support ESD research aimed at obtaining a better understanding of the phenomena and designing protection for equipment exposed to ESD environments.

Example: Metatech has collected and analyzed various military, commercial and international standards and specifications for ESD and is in the process of developing "first principles" analysis models which calculate the fields produced from ESD arcs.

 

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