Performance improvements in the relativistic magnetron: The effect of DC field perturbations

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2128-2138

  Fleming, Timothy P ^a   Mardahl, Peter J ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cathodes; magnetron; microwave tube

Indexed keywords

KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; MASSIVELY PARALLELS; MODE COMPETITION; PARTICLE IN CELL CODES; PARTICLE-IN-CELL; POWER EFFICIENCY; RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRON; TRANSPARENT CATHODE;

ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETRONS; MICROWAVE TUBES;

CATHODES;

EID: 77954538749     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2009.2030579     Document Type: Article

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