Multichannel high intensity electromagnetic interference detection and characterization

A high intensity electromagnetic interference detection system comprising:

• at least one antenna to receive signals;
• a multichannel detection unit connected to the at least one antenna to receive the signals, the detection unit including:
• a threshold-based latch to detect a potential electromagnetic interference signal from the received signals based on signal strength;
• a power detector to measure power of the detected potential electromagnetic interference signal;
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• a frequency detector to detect a frequency of the detected potential electromagnetic interference signal;
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• a processor connected to the multichannel detection unit to receive outputs from the multichannel detection unit and process the outputs to determine characteristics of the detected potential electromagnetic interference signal.