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Theory of a low magnetic field gyrotron (gyromagnetron)

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Lau, Y.Y., Barnett, L.R. Theory of a low magnetic field gyrotron (gyromagnetron). Int J Infrared Milli Waves 3, 619–644 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009725

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