The Inhomogeneous Dielectric Loading Effects of Practical Helix Supports on the Interaction Impedance of the Slow-Wave Structure of a TWT

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 727-733

  Jain, Pradip K ^a   Basu, B N ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC DEVICES; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

DIELECTRIC BARS; DIELECTRIC LOADING EFFECTS; SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURES;

ELECTRON TUBES, TRAVELING WAVE;

EID: 0026835671     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: 15579646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.123501     Document Type: Article

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