Short pulse testing of a reference test setup in a reverberation chamber of two different time constants

The increasing threat from high power electromagnetic weapons necessitates further research in pulsed high level testing in order to accurately assess the potential damage it can cause. This study is part of an ongoing collaboration where a reference test setup has previously been developed to facilitate exchange of test results between different laboratories. The purpose is to examine results from pulsed tests that have been conducted in reverberation chamber with different time constants for pulse widths of 600 ns. We find that there is some discrepancy between the two chamber configurations when different predefined errors of the test setup occur. Finally, the pulse waveforms at the receiving antenna in the chamber are measured.