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Research Article

Efficiency enhancement of the reltron oscillator using four-grid asymmetrical RF interaction cavity

Prabhakar Tripathia Department of Electronics Engineering, Centre of Research in Microwave Tube, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Arjun Kumara Department of Electronics Engineering, Centre of Research in Microwave Tube, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8630-0183View further author information
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Smrity Dwivedia Department of Electronics Engineering, Centre of Research in Microwave Tube, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5160-6617View further author information
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P. K. Jaina Department of Electronics Engineering, Centre of Research in Microwave Tube, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, Varanasi, India;b Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, National Institute of Technology Patna, Patna, IndiaView further author information
Pages 1957-1967 | Received 29 Aug 2021, Accepted 03 Mar 2022, Published online: 13 Mar 2022

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