C-BAND TRAVELING-WAVE TUBE (VA-126) DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Abstract
The development is presented of the VA-126 clover-leaf type pulsed traveling-wave tube amplifier for C-band. This tube has a minimum power output of 3 megawatts over a 9% bandwidth centered at 5650 mc, a minimum saturation gain of 28 db, a mean efficiency of 30%, and a duty cycle of 0.0023. The development program succeeded in meeting all design objectives and a slightly derated version is currently available as an offthe-shelf item. The VA-126, with its broad bandwidth and high power capability, has potential application in sophisticated radars using such ECCM techniques as pulse-to-pulse frequency changes, phase coding and pulse compression. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1961
- Accession Number
- AD0261900
Entities
People
- J. A. Ruetz