High-Power Microwave Generation from Large-Orbit Devices

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1988, Pages 71-89

  Destler, W W ^a   Chojnacki, E ^a   Lawson, W ^a   Singh, A ^a   Striffler, C D ^a   Hoeberling, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATORS, CYCLOTRON; ACCELERATORS, SYNCHROTRON - BEAM INJECTION; ELECTRON BEAMS - RADIATION EFFECTS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES - MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

AXIS-ENCIRCLING ROTATING ELECTRON BEAM; CUSP-INJECTED, LARGE-ORBIT DEVICES; HIGH-POWER MICROWAVE GENERATION; MULTIRESONATOR MAGNETRON CIRCUIT; TRANSVERSE WIGGLER MAGNETIC FIELD;

MICROWAVE GENERATION;

EID: 0023994439     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.3797     Document Type: Article

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