Effect of longitudinal magnetic field on microwave efficiency of virtual cathode oscillator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 187-192

  Jiang, Weihua ^a   Kitano, Hiroaki ^a   Huang, Lihong ^a   Masugata, Katsumi ^a   Yatsui, Kiyoshi ^a  

^a NAGAOKA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; ELECTRON BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVES; OSCILLATIONS;

ELECTRON BEAM ENERGY; PARTICLE IN CELL SIMULATION; VIRTUAL CATHODE OSCILLATORS;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0030086124     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.491758     Document Type: Article

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