Explosive cathode gyrotron experiments

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-382

  Ronald, Kevin ^a   Cross, Adrian W ^a   Phelps, Alan D R ^a   He, Wenlong ^a   Yin, Huabi ^a   Spark, Stephen N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Explosive electron emission cathode; Fast photography; Fast wave instability; Gyrotron; Microwave generation

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CATHODES; DIODES; ELECTRON EMISSION; MICROWAVE GENERATION;

FAST PHOTOGRAPHY; FAST WAVE INSTABILITY;

GYROTRONS;

EID: 0032095049     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.700768     Document Type: Article

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