Design of a 3-MW 140-GHz gyrotron with a coaxial cavity

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 586-595

  Read, M E ^a  

^a Physical Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; IMAGE CONVERTERS; MIRRORS; MODELS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLASMA HEATING; RADIATION; WAVEGUIDES;

BEAM WAVE INTERACTION; COAXIAL CAVITY; MAGNETRON INJECTION GUN; OHMIC HEATING;

GYROTRONS;

EID: 0030172420     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.532941     Document Type: Article

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