TEMPORAL INTENSITIES

Question 1

What is Temporal Peak Intensity (Itp)?

Answer 1

Highest beam intensity at a single moment in time.

Question 2

What is Imax (Im)?

Answer 2

Average intensity during the beam’s most intense half-cycle.

Question 3

What is Pulse Average Intensity (Ipa)?

Answer 3

Average intensity during pulse duration (transmit time).

Question 4

What is Temporal Average Intensity (Ita)?

Answer 4

Average intensity during the full pulse repetition period (PRP).

Question 5

What is the order of temporal intensities from highest to lowest?

Answer 5

Itp > Imax > Ipa > Ita.