Basic research on pulsed power for narrowband high power microwave sources

Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4720, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-9

  Schamiloglu, E ^a   Schoenbach, K H ^b   Vidmar, R ^c  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric breakdown; Gas switches; High energy density storage; High power microwaves; Pulsed power; Thermal management

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON BEAMS; ENERGY STORAGE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

GAS SWITCHES; HIGH ENERGY DENSITY STORAGE;

MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0036031479     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.469831     Document Type: Article

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