Design of a high order volume mode cavity for a 1MW/140GHz gyrotron

International Journal of Electronics

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 771-787

  Gantenbein, G ^a   Borie, E ^b   Dumbrajs, O ^c   Thumm, M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECCENTRICITY; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE HEATING; MODE CAVITY; RADIOFREQUENCY WAVE; SINGLE MODE EXCITATION; SPACE CHARGE EFFECT;

CALCULATIONS; CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; FREQUENCIES; KINETIC THEORY;

GYROTRONS;

EID: 0029292639     PISSN: 00207217     EISSN: 13623060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207219508926209     Document Type: Article

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