摘要:
A collector for an electron beam tube comprises a plurality of electrode stages. The electrode stages are spaced from one another by a non-conductive spacer. The non-conductive spacer is located between portions of electrodes and extends into the collector on a first side and out of the collector on a second side. The non-conductive spacer has an inner portion extending into the collector and an outer portion extending out of the collector and a waisted portion there between. The spacer is held at the waisted portion.
摘要:
An anode control circuit for at least two traveling wave tubes powered by a common electronic power conditioner. The anode control circuit has separate anode drive circuits for the traveling wave tubes that are referenced to a voltage that is higher than the cathode voltage being supplied by the electronic power conditioner. A relay between the anode drive circuit and the anode of the traveling wave tube being driven opens or closes a path between the traveling wave tube and the cathode voltage supplied by the electronic power conditioner. The anode drive circuits are referenced to one of the collector voltages that is closest to the anode operating voltage and such that the anode voltage is more positive than the reference voltage.
摘要:
A travelling wave tube which amplifies a signal and includes an electron gun, a D.C. voltage generator, an electron accelerator and delay structure loaded with dielectric material. The electron gun is at approximately ground potential and emits an electron beam. The D.C. voltage generator generates a very high D.C. voltage. The electron accelerator receives the high D.C. voltage from the D.C. voltage generator and accelerates the electrons in the electron beam. The delay structure is at approximately the same high D.C. voltage as the electron accelerator and includes an input port and an output port, the signal being received in the input port, travelling through the delay structure, and being output at the output port. The rf input and output windows are insulated from the high DC potential of the delay structure by dielectric wave guides. The accelerated electrons in the electron beam interact with the signal travelling through the waveguide to transfer energy from the electron beam to the signal and cause the signal received by the input port of the waveguide to be amplified at the output port of the waveguide.
摘要:
A collector for an electron beam tube includes one or more electrode stages and has an interior surface for collection of electrons that has a surface layer of low secondary electron emission characteristic on all or part of the interior surface.
摘要:
A traveling wave tube apparatus and method is disclosed. The traveling wave tube includes a slow wave structure such as a helix member. The helix member has an input end for receiving a microwave input signal having a selected power level and an output end for supplying a microwave output signal having a given power level. A microwave source is connected to the input end of the helix member for applying the microwave input signal to the helix member. An electron gun assembly is adjacent the input end of the helix member and has a cathode for injecting electrons as an electron beam through the helix member. A collector assembly is adjacent the output end of the helix member and has at least four collector electrodes for collecting the electrons in the electron beam. The power level of the microwave input signal is selected such that the given power level of the microwave output signal is at least 3 dB lower than the power level of the microwave output signal at saturation. The geometry of the electrodes and bias voltages applied to the electrodes are selected to optimally handle an electron beam of a traveling wave tube operating at least 3 dB backed off from saturation so as to maximize the collection efficiency. The geometry of the electrodes and bias voltages applied to the electrodes are selected such that the collector assembly generates a high level of backstreaming current when the traveling wave tube operates at saturation.
摘要:
A collector for an electron beam tube comprises a plurality of electrode stages. The electrode stages are spaced from one another by a non-conductive spacer. The non-conductive spacer is located between portions of electrodes and extends into the collector on a first side and out of the collector on a second side. The non-conductive spacer has an inner portion extending into the collector and an outer portion extending out of the collector and a waisted portion there between. The spacer is held at the waisted portion.
摘要:
A collector core of a microwave tube has an insulator and a radiator around a cylindrical outer peripheral portion thereof. The cylindrical insulator and radiator comprise a slit along a central axis of the collector core, respectively. These slits are arranged on mutually overlapped positions. Portions of the collector core corresponding to these slits are cut off so as to be flat or concave. These slits and the flat surface or the concave portion are arranged symmetrically in a section of the collector core.
摘要:
An inductive output tube (IOT) of a multi-staged depressed collector provides improved efficiency by approximating a Brillouin electron beam flow. In one embodiment, an IOT is provided with an electron gun that generates an electron beam, a tube body, a multi-staged depressed collector for collecting the electron beam, and a magnetic solenoid. The electron beam travels through the tube body. The magnetic solenoid produces a magnetic flux that focuses the electron beam as it travels through the tube body. The magnetic flux includes a portion that threads through the electron gun. The IOT is adapted to reduce this portion of the magnetic flux in order to provide improvements in the efficiency of the IOT.
摘要:
A collector core of a microwave tube has an insulator and a radiator around a cylindrical outer peripheral portion thereof. The cylindrical insulator and radiator comprise a slit along a central axis of the collector core, respectively. These slits are arranged on mutually overlapped positions. Portions of the collector core corresponding to these slits are cut off so as to be flat or concave. These slits and the flat surface or the concave portion are arranged symmetrically in a section of the collector core.
摘要:
An inductive output tube (IOT) of a multi-staged depressed collector provides improved efficiency by approximating a Brillouin electron beam flow. In one embodiment, an IOT is provided with an electron gun that generates an electron beam, a tube body, a multi-staged depressed collector for collecting the electron beam, and a magnetic solenoid. The electron beam travels through the tube body. The magnetic solenoid produces a magnetic flux that focuses the electron beam as it travels through the tube body. The magnetic flux includes a portion that threads through the electron gun. The IOT is adapted to reduce this portion of the magnetic flux in order to provide improvements in the efficiency of the IOT.