<s>
A	O
Plasma-assisted	B-Algorithm
slow-wave	I-Algorithm
oscillator	I-Algorithm
(	O
Pasotron	B-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
directed	O
energy	O
device	O
that	O
produces	O
high-power	O
,	O
long-pulse	O
microwave	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
pasotrons	B-Algorithm
began	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
possible	O
directed	O
energy	O
weapon	O
applicable	O
to	O
missile	O
defense	O
,	O
radio	O
jamming	O
and	O
other	O
military	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
