Advancements in codes for computer aided design of depressed collectors and tracing of backscattered electrons - Part I: Optimization of depressed potentials and tracking of multiple orders of backscatter

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3 I, 2002, Pages 1265-1270

  Singh, Amarjit ^a   Valfells, Ágúst ^a   Robey, Chuck B ^b   Goldstein, Josh ^a   Kolander, Murray J ^a   Granatstein, Victor L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Ericsson IP Infrastructures   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscattered electrons; Computer aided optimization; Depressed collectors; Gyrotrons; Trajectories of secondary electrons

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; GYROTRONS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRONS;

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN;

EID: 0036627465     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.801627     Document Type: Article

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