Generation of powerful subnanosecond microwave pulses in the range of 38-150 ghz

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1607-1614

  Yalandin, Michael I ^a   Shpak, Valéry G ^a   Shunailov, Sergei A ^a   Oulmaskoulov, Marat R ^a   Ginzburg, Naum S ^a   Zotova, Irina V ^a   Novozhilova, Yulia V ^a   Sergeev, Alexander S ^a   Phelps, Alan D R ^a   Cross, Adrian W ^a   Mark Wiggins, S ^a   Ronald, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTROPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Backward wave oscillator; Microwave pulse; Subnanosecond pulse; Superradiance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747281755     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.901242     Document Type: Article

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