Use of the BFCPIC and BFCRAY codes to describe space charge limited emission in electron guns for gyrotrons

International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-22

  Borie, E ^a   Illy, S ^a   Westermann, T ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Fachhochschule Karlsruhe   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRONS; GYROTRONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CHILD LAW; GAUSS LAW; PARTICLE IN CELL (PIC) CODES;

ELECTRON GUNS;

EID: 0030813281     PISSN: 01959271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02677894     Document Type: Article

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