The Electron Cyclotron Maser—An Historical Survey

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1977, Pages 522-527

  Hirshfield, J L ^a,b   Granatstein, V L ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASERS;

EID: 0016960957     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1977.1129150     Document Type: Article

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