Device and method for countering a target with cumulative high-power pulses

A control device for generating a control signal to drive a pulse source arrangement for generating a pulse train of high-power pulses for irradiating a target,

• wherein the pulse source arrangement contains at least one pulse source and is configured to generate the pulse train under control by the control signal;
• wherein each of the pulse sources of the at least one pulse source is configured to generate the high-power pulses, and each of the high-power pulses has respectively known pulse properties;
• wherein the pulse train of the high-power pulses is established by the control signal;
• wherein the pulse properties of a respective one of the high-power pulses potentially radiated into the target cause an influx into the target likely to be expected according to an assumed influx property of the target;
• wherein each of the influxes is assigned a dissipation likely to be expected in the target due to an assumed dissipation property of the target;
• the control device comprising:
• at least one of an input or a memory for the known pulse properties, for the assumed influx properties, and for the assumed dissipation properties;
• an output for outputting the control signal;
• the control device being configured to determine the pulse train of the high-power pulses in such a way that, based on the pulse properties and the influx properties, a cumulative influx into the target due to the incident high-power pulses is to be expected, with the cumulative influx being greater than a cumulative dissipation in the target that is to be expected based on the dissipation properties, and to cause an excess accumulation in the target according to which a desired disruption or destruction of the target is to be expected;
• and
• the control device being configured to generate the control signal with the pulse train so determined and to deliver the pulse train at the output.