Coherent Synchrotron Radiation from an Intense Relativistic Electron Beam

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1974, Pages 651-654

  Granatstein, V L ^a   Herndon, M ^a   Parker, R K ^a   Sprangle, P ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS - MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; RELATIVITY;

MASERS;

EID: 0016105715     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.1974.1068369     Document Type: Article

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