Gyrocons and Magnicons: Microwave Generators with Circular Deflection of the Electron Beam

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 756-772

  Nezhevenko, Oleg A ^a  

^a BUDKER INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; VELOCITY MODULATION TUBES;

CIRCULAR BEAM DEFLECTION; GYROCONS; MAGNICONS;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0028532124     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.338292     Document Type: Article

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