Theory and Simulation of the Gyrotron Traveling Wave Amplifier Operating at Cyclotron Harmonics

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1980, Pages 313-317

  Chu, Kworay ^a   Szu, Harold Hwaling ^a   Sprangle, Phillip ^a   Drobot, Adam T ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Applications Inc ^*  (United States)

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EID: 84939052093     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.1980.1130070     Document Type: Article

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