A three-dimensional multifrequency large signal model for helix traveling wave tubes

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-11

  Chemin, David ^a,d   Antonsen Jr , Thomas M ^a,b   Levush, Baruch ^a,b   Whaley, David R ^a   Antonsen, T M ^b   Levush, B ^b   Whaley, D R ^c  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Large signal; Multifrequency; Simulation; Space charge; Three dimensional; Traveling wave tubes

Indexed keywords

BESSEL FUNCTIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POISSON EQUATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BEAM WAVE INTERACTION; CHARGE DENSITY; HELIX TRAVELING WAVE TUBES; HELMHOLTZ EQUATIONS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CHRISTINE;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 0035127998     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.892161     Document Type: Article

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