High-efficiency relativistic backward wave oscillator: theory and design

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 843-851

  Levush, Baruch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MILLIMETER WAVES; WAVEGUIDES;

BACKWARD WAVE OSCILLATORS; SLOW WAVE STRUCTURE;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0030168894     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.533087     Document Type: Article

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