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Recent Evolution of the Simulation Tools for Computer Aided Design of Electron-optical Systems for Powerful Gyrotrons

S. Sabchevski¹, I. Zhelyazkov², M. Thumm³, S. Illy⁴, B. Piosczyk⁵, T.-M. Tran^6,7, J. Gr. Pagonakis⁸

1 Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BG-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
2 Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, BG-1164 Sofia, Bul-garia.
3 IHM, FZK, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.
4 IHM, FZK, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.
5 IHM, FZK, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.
6 CRPP, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
7 CRPP, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
8 CRPP, EPFL, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.