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Plasma Masers: Status Quo and Development Prospects

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Consideration is given to the research status and prospects for development of plasma relativistic microwave electronics as a basis for plasma masers. Possible applications are determined for plasma masers as high-power sources of microwave pulses. Design features of masers and their radiation characteristics are considered with a view to the type of device: self-oscillator, external signal amplifier, or noise amplifier.

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Buleyko, A.B., Gusein-zade, N.G. & Loza, O.T. Plasma Masers: Status Quo and Development Prospects. Phys. Wave Phen. 26, 317–322 (2018). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1541308X18040118

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