Design and numerical optimization of a cusp-gun-based electron beam for millimeter-wave gyro-devices

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2153-2157

  Donaldson, Craig R ^a   He, Wenlong ^a   Cross, Adrian W ^a   Phelps, Alan D R ^a   Li, Fengping ^a   Ronald, Kevin ^a   Robertson, Craig W ^a   Whyte, Colin G ^a   Young, Alan R ^a   Zhang, Liang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axis encircling electron beam; cusp electron gun; gyro BWO; gyro TWT; high harmonic gyrotron; THz electron beam source; W band

Indexed keywords

AXIS-ENCIRCLING ELECTRON BEAM; CUSP ELECTRON GUN; GYRO-BWO; GYRO-TWT; W-BAND;

ELECTRON GUNS; GYROSCOPES; GYROTRONS; OPTIMIZATION; TRAVELING WAVE TUBES;

ELECTRON BEAMS;

EID: 77951158318     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2031470     Document Type: Article

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