Theory of gyro-backward wave oscillators with tapered magnetic field and waveguide cross section

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 620-629

  Nusinovich, Gregory S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; VELOCITY; WAVEGUIDES;

ELECTRON VELOCITY; GYRO BACKWARD WAVE OSCILLATORS; LINEAR TAPERING; WAVEGUIDE WALL RADIUS;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0030167596     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.532945     Document Type: Article

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