Methodology and equipment for destructive high-power microwave testing

FOI is establishing a facility for destructive HPM testing and is developing an envisaged test methodology for such tests. The methodology consists of two test phases: (1) Determine the lowest power density required to destroy an object within a frequency range, using a reverberation chamber. (2) At this frequency, determine the most sensitive direction of attack using an HPM generator. A reverberating chamber and an HPM-generator adequate for such tests are presented.