Improvement of the output characteristics of magnetrons using the transparent cathode

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3 PART 1, 2006, Pages 606-619

  Bosman, Herman L ^a   Fuks, Mikhail I ^a   Prasad, Sarita ^a   Schamiloglu, Edl ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

Buneman Hartree threshold; Cathode and magnetic priming; Electron spokes; Magnetron; Synchronous interaction

Indexed keywords

ANODE CURRENTS; APPLIED VOLTAGES; AZIMUTHAL POSITIONS; AZIMUTHAL WAVES; BUNEMAN-HARTREE THRESHOLD; CATHODE REGIONS; CATHODE STRIPS; CYLINDRICAL SURFACES; ELECTRO-MAGNETIC ENERGIES; ELECTRON EMITTERS; ELECTRON SHEATHS; ELECTRON SPOKES; METAL STRIPS; OPERATING MODES; OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS; PREBUNCHED ELECTRONS; SHEATH THICKNESS; STRONG WAVES; SYNCHRONOUS INTERACTION; TRANSPARENT CATHODES;

ATOMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETRONS; STRIP METAL;

ELECTRONS;

EID: 34548390822     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.875771     Document Type: Article

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