Three-dimensional nonlinear theory of helix traveling-wave tubes

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 748-759

  Freund, H P ^a  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

HELIX DISPERSION EQUATION; HELIX TRAVELING WAVE TUBES; PERIODIC PERMANENT MAGNET; SHEATH HELIX MODEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR THEORY; VANE LOADING;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 0034197741     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.887716     Document Type: Article

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