Magnetic priming effects on noise, startup, and mode competition in magnetrons

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 33, Issue 1 I, 2005, Pages 94-102

  Neculaes, V Bogdan ^a   Jones, Michael C ^a   Gilgenbach, Ronald M ^a   Lau, Y Y ^a   Luginsland, John W ^b   Hoff, Brad W ^a   White, William M ^a   Jordan, N M ^a   Pengvanich, P ^a   Hidaka, Y ^a   Bosman, Herman L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NumerEx   (United States)

Author keywords

High power microwaves; Magnetron; Microwave noise; Mode competition

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CATHODES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVE OVENS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

HIGH POWER MICROWAVES; MAGNETIC PRIMING EFFECTS; MICROWAVE NOISE; MICROWAVE OVEN MAGNETRONS; MODE COMPETITION;

MAGNETRONS;

EID: 20044371411     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2004.841169     Document Type: Article

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