Nonlinear time-domain analysis of coupled-cavity traveling-wave tubes

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 3 I, 2002, Pages 1024-1040

  Freund, H P ^a   Antonsen Jr , Thomas M ^b,c   Zaidman, E G ^d   Levush, Baruch ^a   Legarra, J ^e  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d FM Technologies   (United States)

^e Communications and Power Industries ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled cavity traveling wave tubes (CCTWTs); Large signal analysis; Nonlinear simulation; Time domain simulation; Traveling wave tubes (TWTs)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRONS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FREQUENCIES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SOLENOIDS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

COUPLED CAVITY TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 0036627539     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.802148     Document Type: Article

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