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A short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation generated by a physical event, in particular by a large thermonuclear explosion in the atmosphere. The pulse causes a damaging surge of voltage within electrical and electronic systems.
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Compton-recoil electrons and photoelectrons from photons scattered in the materials of a nuclear event causing electric and magnetic fields to couple with electrical and electronic systems to produce damaging current surges.
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Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
電磁脈衝 /电磁脉冲
(diàncí màichōng)
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Finnish:
sähkömagneettinen pulssi
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Georgian:
ელექტრომაგნიტური იმპულსი
(elekṭromagniṭuri imṗulsi)
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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German:
elektromagnetischer Impuls
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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German:
elektromagnetischer Puls
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Indonesian:
pulsa elektromagnetik
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Japanese:
電磁パルス
(denji parusu)
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Northern Kurdish:
gurpa elektromagnetîk
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Malay:
denyut elektromagnet
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Polish:
impuls elektromagnetyczny
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Romanian:
puls electromagnetic
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Russian:
электромагни́тный и́мпульс
(elektromagnítnyj ímpulʹs)
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Spanish:
pulso electromagnético
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Swedish:
elektromagnetisk puls
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
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Ukrainian:
електромагні́тний і́мпульс
(elektromahnítnyj ímpulʹs)
— short-duration burst of high-intensity electromagnetic radiation
