Theory of Relativistic Backward-Wave Oscillators with End Reflections

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 263-280

  Bromborsky, Alan ^b   Antonsen, Thomas M ^a   Carmel, Yuval ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON TUBES, BACKWARD WAVE; MILLIMETER WAVES; RELATIVITY;

END REFLECTORS;

OSCILLATORS, MICROWAVE;

EID: 0026883421     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.142828     Document Type: Article

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