Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Vacuum Electron Devices: Inductive Output Tubes, Klystrons, Traveling-Wave Tubes, Magnetrons, Crossed-Field Amplifiers, and Gyrotrons

This book describes microwave and millimeter-wave vacuum electron devices in use today and their operation, as well as some that have been phased out and those that may be needed for new applications. It covers the classification of radiofrequency vacuum electron devices; the basic properties of electromagnetic waves; the reasons for the vacuum requirement; thermionic and cold cathodes; electron guns for linear beam tubes; electron beams from pierce guns; beam modulation in linear beam tubes; current induction and circuit response; inductive output tubes; basic klystrons and their operation and performance; the basic operation and performance of the helix traveling-wave tube; coupled-cavity traveling-wave tubes; collectors for linear beam tubes; distortion and noise in linear beam tubes; magnetrons; crossed-field amplifiers; gyrotrons; and windows. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)