Pulse shortening in high-power backward wave oscillators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2843, Issue , 1996, Pages 251-259

  Grabowski, C ^a   Gall, J M ^a   Schamiloglu, E ^a   Fleddermann, C B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Backward wave oscillator; High power microwaves; Multipactor; Pulse shortening; Thin film coatings

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRONS; MICROWAVES; SLOW WAVE STRUCTURES; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BACKWARD WAVE OSCILLATOR; HIGH POWER MICROWAVES; MULTIPACTORS; PULSE SHORTENING; THIN-FILM COATINGS;

MICROWAVE OSCILLATORS;

EID: 84937156206     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.255386     Document Type: Conference Paper

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