CA2678885C - High frequency helical amplifier and oscillator - Google Patents

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CA2678885C
CA2678885C CA2678885A CA2678885A CA2678885C CA 2678885 C CA2678885 C CA 2678885C CA 2678885 A CA2678885 A CA 2678885A CA 2678885 A CA2678885 A CA 2678885A CA 2678885 C CA2678885 C CA 2678885C
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    • H01J23/00—Details of transit-time tubes of the types covered by group H01J25/00
    • H01J23/16—Circuit elements, having distributed capacitance and inductance, structurally associated with the tube and interacting with the discharge
    • H01J23/24—Slow-wave structures, e.g. delay systems
    • H01J23/26—Helical slow-wave structures; Adjustment therefor
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