Development of THz-range gyrotrons for detection of concealed radioactive materials

Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 380-402

  Nusinovich, Gregory S ^a   Pu, Ruifeng ^a   Antonsen Jr , Thomas M ^a   Sinitsyn, Oleksandr V ^a   Rodgers, John ^a   Mohamed, Ali ^b   Silverman, Joseph ^b   Al Sheikhly, Mohamad ^b   Dimant, Yakov S ^c   Milikh, Gennady M ^d   Glyavin, Michael Yu ^e   Luchinin, Alexei G ^e   Kopelovich, Eugene A ^e   Granatstein, Victor L ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Maryland   (United States)

^e NONE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Gyrotron; Pulse solenoid; Radioactive materials; RF breakdown; THz radiation

Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE BREAKDOWN; COMPETING PROCESS; DESIGN DATA; DIFFUSION TIME; ELECTROMAGNETICS; ELECTRON DENSITIES; ENERGETIC ELECTRON; FOCUSED WAVE BEAMS; FREE ELECTRON; HIGH-POWER; LOW ENERGY ELECTRONS; MICROWAVE BREAKDOWN IN AIRS; PULSE SOLENOID; PULSED SOLENOID; RANDOM WALK; RF BREAKDOWN; RF PULSE; SINGLE-SHOT; SMALL SPOTS; THRESHOLD CONDITION; THRESHOLD LEVELS; THZ RADIATION; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND; WAVE BEAMS;

ELECTRONS; GAMMA RAYS; GYROTRONS; ION BEAMS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROWAVE TUBES; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; RADIOACTIVITY; SOLENOIDS;

TERAHERTZ WAVES;

EID: 79954440832     PISSN: 18666892     EISSN: 18666906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10762-010-9708-y     Document Type: Article

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