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BACKWARD-WAVE OSCILLATOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-07-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oscillators and Oscillating Circuits (Electronics)
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- backward wave oscillator
1, record 1, English, backward%20wave%20oscillator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- BWO 2, record 1, English, BWO
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- backward-wave oscillator 3, record 1, English, backward%2Dwave%20oscillator
correct
- BWO 3, record 1, English, BWO
correct
- BWO 3, record 1, English, BWO
- back wave oscillator 4, record 1, English, back%20wave%20oscillator
correct
- BWO 4, record 1, English, BWO
correct
- BWO 4, record 1, English, BWO
- carcinotron 5, record 1, English, carcinotron
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A crossed-field oscillator tube in which an electron stream interacts with a backward wave on the nonreentrant circuit. 6, record 1, English, - backward%20wave%20oscillator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Backward-wave oscillator: An amplifying device with a wide tuning range in which an electron gun sends a beam of electrons into a slow-wave structure. The electron beam and the electromagnetic wave move in opposite directions and the output power is extracted near the electron gun. Also called a carcinotron. 3, record 1, English, - backward%20wave%20oscillator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Circuits oscillants et oscillateurs (Électronique)
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oscillateur à ondes régressives
1, record 1, French, oscillateur%20%C3%A0%20ondes%20r%C3%A9gressives
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- oscillateur à onde inverse 2, record 1, French, oscillateur%20%C3%A0%20onde%20inverse
correct, masculine noun
- carcinotron 3, record 1, French, carcinotron
correct, masculine noun
- oscillateur à onde régressive 4, record 1, French, oscillateur%20%C3%A0%20onde%20r%C3%A9gressive
masculine noun
- tube oscillateur à onde régressive 4, record 1, French, tube%20oscillateur%20%C3%A0%20onde%20r%C3%A9gressive
masculine noun
- TOR 4, record 1, French, TOR
masculine noun
- TOR 4, record 1, French, TOR
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oscillateur à ondes inverses
- tube oscillateur à ondes régressives
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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