Single-mode excitation in high-power gyrotrons by controlling gun perveance

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 6 PART 1, 2010, Pages 1160-1167

  Kashyn, Dmytro G ^a   Nusinovich, G S ^a   Sinitsyn, O V ^a   Antonsen Jr , T M ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron guns; Gyrotrons; Space charge limited emission; Temperature limited emission

Indexed keywords

BEAM CURRENTS; EXCITATION ZONES; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH ORDER MODE; HIGH-POWER; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; NEOCLASSICAL TEARING MODES; PARASITIC MODE; PERVEANCE; SINGLE-MODE EXCITATION; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED; SPACE-CHARGE-LIMITED EMISSIONS; TEMPERATURE LIMITED EMISSION; TEMPERATURE LIMITEDS; VOLTAGE RISE;

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON GUNS; FUSION REACTORS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVE TUBES; PLASMA GUNS; TEMPERATURE;

GYROTRONS;

EID: 77953321581     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2045009     Document Type: Article

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