Design and emission uniformity studies of a 1.5-MW gyrotron electron gun

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2117-2123

  Anderson, James P ^a   Korbly, Stephen E ^a   Temkin, Richard J ^a   Shapiro, Michael A ^a   Felch, K L ^b   Cauffman, S ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Microwave Power Products Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission uniformity; Gyrotron; Magnetron injection gun; Thermionic cathode; Work function

Indexed keywords

CATHODES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRON EMISSION; GYROTRONS; MAGNETRONS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AZIMUTHAL EMISSION UNIFORMITY; GYROTRON ELECTRON GUN; MICROSCOPIC SCALE;

ELECTRON GUNS;

EID: 0036914819     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2002.806639     Document Type: Article

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