Particle-in-cell simulations of high-power cylindrical electron beam diodes

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 5214-5222

  Swanekamp, S B ^a,b   Commisso, R J ^a   Cooperstein, G ^a   Ottinger, P F ^a   Schumer, J W ^a,b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TITAN CORPORATION   (United States)

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EID: 0001536239     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1320468     Document Type: Article

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