Accurate cold-test model of helical TWT slow-wave circuits

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 966-971

  Kory, C L ^a   Dayton Jr , J A ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; dispersion; helix; impedance; simulation; traveling wave tube

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DIELECTRIC SUPPORTS; HELICAL SLOW-WAVE STRUCTURE; HELIX; SIMULATION; SLOW WAVE CIRCUITS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TRAVELINGWAVE TUBE (TWT);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MICROWAVE TUBES;

SLOW WAVE STRUCTURES;

EID: 84888627778     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.662812     Document Type: Article

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