| A review of existing applications and appraisal of possible future applications of high-power microwaves. Eight chapters, from Russian and American authors, address: high-power microwave electronics--a survey of achievements and opportunities; principles and capabilities of high-power microwave generators; electron-cyclotron resonance plasma heating and current drive in toroidal devices; applications of high-power microwave sources to enhanced radar systems; modification and measurement of the atmosphere by high-power microwaves; application of high-power microwave sources to TeV linear colliders; and processing of material using microwave radiation. |