Theory of a Frequency-Step-Tunable Gyrotron for Optimum Plasma ECRH

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 452-457

  Dumbrajs, Olgierd ^a   Nusinovich, Gregory S ^b  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GYROTRONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MODULATION;

ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; MULTIMODE OPERATION;

PLASMA HEATING;

EID: 0026910461     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.256773     Document Type: Article

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