Numerical simulations of a relativistic inverted magnetron

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1563-1573

  Fleming, Timothy P ^a   Lambrecht, Michael R ^a   Cartwright, Keith L ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

End loss current; high power microwaves; magnetrons

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION; AXIAL MAGNETIC FIELD; COMMON SOURCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC PARTICLE; ENERGY EXCHANGES; FAST START-UP; HIGH OUTPUT POWER; HIGH POWER MICROWAVES; INPUT VOLTAGES; LOSS CURRENTS; MODE COMPETITION; NEW DESIGN; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OUTPUT POWER; RADIO FREQUENCIES; RELATIVISTIC MAGNETRON; SINGLE PARTICLE; SLOW WAVE STRUCTURES; SOURCE OF ENERGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; ELECTROMAGNETISM; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIO WAVES;

MAGNETRONS;

EID: 77954542578     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2010.2048209     Document Type: Article

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