The High Energy Research and Technology Facility provides a unique capability for the development of high-power microwaves, high-energy advanced pulsed-power (including explosive devices), and very high-energy plasmas. It also provides a research environment for exploring a variety of related technologies. The facility remote location on Kirtland AFB, N.M., is coupled with a unique construction, which is designed to withstand blasts and intense radiation from a variety of sources, including high-energy microwaves and x-rays. HERTF has a four-story high-bay laboratory, 80 feet by 150 feet, with concrete roof and walls four feet thick for blast and radiation shielding. The high bay includes two bridge cranes, cable trays, a 12-foot deep pit for intense radiation source experiments, and access tunnels to an explosive firing area near the high bay. Up to 1,000 pounds of high explosives can be safely detonated in this area to produce hundreds of mega joules of electrical energy needed for advanced experiments. In addition, advanced weapons environments can be created, allowing scientists to assess the potential threat of these weapons to United States military systems. The facility also contains offices and smaller laboratories where advanced weapons technology experiments and demonstrations can be conducted safely and securely. U.S. Air Force photo
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