Radiation effects of microwave pulses in L band on personal computer

The radiation effects of L band microwave pulses with a carrier frequency at 1.3 GHz on a personal computer motherboard are studied in this paper. Microwave pulse power thresholds are achieved in experiments with different pulse parameters, such as pulse width, pulse repetition frequency and pulse number. Microwave radiation beyond power thresholds will lead to personal computer system crashes. Moreover, the cumulative effects of microwave pulse radiation are discussed briefly as well. The power thresholds decrease, when either the pulse width is longer, or the pulse repetition frequency is higher, or the pulse number at a fixed repetition frequency increases. The power thresholds of pulsed microwave are always less than that of continuous microwave. On the other hand, when either the inte