Design of a P-4-Band Second-Harmonic TEQ2 Gyro-TWT Amplifier

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2232-2237

  Wang, Q S ^a   Huey, H E ^a   McDermott, D B ^b   Hirata, Y ^b   Luhmann, N C ^b  

^a Micramics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gyrotron; gyrotron traveling wave tube (gyro twt); harmonic gyro twt; magnetron injection gun; mode selective circuit

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON GUNS; GYROTRONS; MAGNETRONS; TRAVELING WAVE TUBES; WAVEGUIDES;

MAGNETRON INJECTION GUNS;

MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0034461634     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.902251     Document Type: Article

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