Effect of attenuation on backward-wave oscillation start oscillation condition

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2184-2188

  Duan, Zhaoyun ^a   Gong, Yubin ^a   Wang, Wenxiang ^a   Wei, Yanyu ^a   Huang, Minzhi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Attenuator; BWO; Phase velocity taper; Sever; Start oscillation condition; TWT; Voltage gradient

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CIRCUIT OSCILLATIONS; ELECTRIC ATTENUATORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATION (BWO); PHASE VELOCITY TAPER; START OSCILLATION CONDITION; VOLTAGE GRADIENT;

TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

EID: 11244337460     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.838619     Document Type: Article

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