Virtual prototyping of novel cathode designs for the relativistic magnetron

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 18-28

  Fleming, Timothy P ^a,b   Mardahl, Peter J ^a   Bowers, Lester ^a   Cartwright, Keith L ^a   Bettencourt, Matthew T ^a   Haworth, Michael D ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

MODE COMPETITION; VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING;

SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING;

EID: 35648987153     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2007.131     Document Type: Article

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