Particle-in-cell simulations of start-up dynamics in a grounded cathode magnetron

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3 PART 1, 2006, Pages 590-605

  Gomberoff, Katia ^a,b   Deutsch, Alon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetrons; Microwave generation; Microwave tubes; Nonlinear oscillators; Phase locked oscillators

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATHODES; AUTORESONANCE; AZIMUTHAL MODES; AZIMUTHAL STRUCTURES; BUILD-UP PROCESS; DIFFERENT MODES; MODE COMPETITIONS; MODE TRANSITIONS; NONLINEAR OSCILLATORS; OUTPUT POWER; PARTICLE -IN-CELL SIMULATIONS; PARTICLE-IN-CELL CODES; PHASE DEVIATIONS; PHASE LOCKED OSCILLATORS; PI MODES; PROCESS-DRIVEN; RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRONS; SELF FIELDS; SMALL AMPLITUDES; START-UP; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

BIPED LOCOMOTION; COMPETITION; DYNAMICS; MAGNETRONS; MICROWAVE GENERATION; MICROWAVE TUBES; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL);

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 54749132552     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.875851     Document Type: Article

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