Initial operation of a high-power frequency-doubling x-band magnicon amplifier

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 947-956

  Gold, Steven H ^a   Kinkead, Alien K ^a   Fliflet, Arne W ^a   Hafizi, Bahman ^a   Manheimer, Wallace M ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CALIBRATION; CATHODES; CAVITY RESONATORS; EFFICIENCY; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; GAIN CONTROL; LOADING; OSCILLATIONS; PLASMAS;

DEFLECTION CAVITY; GAIN SATURATION PROBLEM; HIGH POWER FREQUENCY DOUBLING; INITIAL OPERATION; X BAND MAGNICON AMPLIFIER;

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0030164122     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.533100     Document Type: Article

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