A repetitive X-band relativistic backward-wave oscillator

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3 I, 2002, Pages 1108-1111

  Chen, Changhua ^a   Liu, Guozhi ^a   Huang, Wenhua ^a   Song, Zhimin ^a   Fan, Juping ^a   Wang, Hongjun ^a  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Backward wave oscillator (BWO); High power microwave; Relativistic electron beam

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRON BEAMS; IONIZATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROWAVES; SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS; WAVEGUIDES; WAVES;

BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATORS (BWO);

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 0036627476     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.801656     Document Type: Article

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