Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Virtual Cathode Microwave Devices

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 945-959

  Alyokhin, B V ^a   Dubinov, A E ^a   Selemir, V D ^a   Shamro, O A ^a   Shibalko, K V ^a   Stepanov, N V ^a   Vatrunin, V E ^a  

^a RUSSIAN FEDERAL NUCLEAR CENTER VNIIEF   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; FRACTALS; IMPEDANCE MATCHING (ELECTRIC); NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; TRANSMISSION LINE THEORY;

ELECTRON VELOCITY DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; NONLINEAR THEORY; PINCH VIRTUAL CATHODE OSCILLATOR (VIRCATOR); VIRTUAL CATHODE (VC);

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 0028531503     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.338312     Document Type: Article

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