The Continuous-Cathode (Emitting-Sole) Crossed-Field Amplifier

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1973, Pages 330-356

  Skowron, John F ^a  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSED-FIELD AMPLIFIERS;

MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADAR EQUIPMENT;

ELECTRON TUBES, MICROWAVE;

EID: 0015600550     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: 15582256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/PROC.1973.9034     Document Type: Article

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