Study of a Noise Amplification Mechanism in Gryrotrons

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 72-79

  Chen, Kuan Ren ^a   Chu, Kwo Ray ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NOISE, SPURIOUS SIGNAL - ANALYSIS;

NOISE AMPLIFICATION MECHANISM; SMALL SIGNAL THEORY;

GYROTRONS;

EID: 0022603063     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1986.1133282     Document Type: Article

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