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Message no. 1
From: Ereskanti <Ereskanti@***.COM>
Subject: Re: (Screen Name Usage)
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 1998 17:42:56 EST
Well I fully support that intended goal. I hope at some portion of my
comments have been helpful to that end.

>
> When more progress is made, I'll try and share the new information as I
> can.

I'm sure we'll all be waiting as patiently as we may <smile>
--

Ashlocke

"... for this man can say it happened, cause this child has been
condemned. And I'm the only witness to the nature of my crime.
Don't damn
Message no. 2
From: Barbie <barbie@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: (Screen Name Usage)
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 01:31:42 +0100
>JonSzeto wrote:
>
>> I suspect that EMP and TREE (transient radiation effects in electronics)
>> result from the Compton scattering of gamma photons off of air molecules in
>> the atmosphere. The resultant photons from this scattering have a wavelength
>> approximating the scale of electronic components. As a result, the photon
>> encounters a peculiar LCR network (RF engineers have similar problems like
>> this when designing electronic components operating in the microwave band).
>> It's also possible these photons could also cause some destructive resonance
>> within the component material (similar to the effect a high-pitched opera
>> singer has on a champagne glass).
>
> That is in effect the theory, and for a long time it was held by the
>military to be an trueism. However, after a great deal of testing at
>both NTS and other facilities, and of course monitoring nuclear events
>of the other super powers, it has been discovered that EMP simply does
>not have much if any effect on electronics. You will get a pulse, but
>it is so weak

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