Effects of tapering on gyrotron backward-wave oscillators

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 636-647

  Walter, Mark T ^a   Gilgenbach, Ronald M ^a   Luginsland, John W ^a   Hochman, Jonathan M ^a   Rintamaki, J I ^a   Jaynes, Reginald L ^a   Lau, Y Y ^a   Spencer, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFECTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; GYROTRONS; KINEMATICS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; VACUUM;

GYROTRON BACKWARD WAVE OSCILLATORS; MICHIGAN ELECTRON LONG PULSE ACCELERATOR; MICROWAVE POWER; TAPERING;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0030164256     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.532947     Document Type: Article

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