Space Shuttle EMI Analysis: Electromagnetic Field Strength Around Wisp Payload

Abstract

There are great concerns about the possible high levels o f electromagnetic interference produced by the high power dipole antenna on the Waves in Space Plasma (WISP) payload. This paper presents the results of an initial analysis o f the electric and magnetic field strength in the space shuttle cargo bay. Methods of predicting electromagnetic field strengths in the Shuttle cargo bay are also discussed.