LOW-LEVEL, CROSSED-FIELD NOISE STUDY.

Abstract

Experimental investigations of low-frequency electron tube noise are discussed. The work was done using experimental diodes with a coaxial configuration. The cathode is centrally located and surrounded by a concentric anode, split longitudinally into two equal sections. A magnetic field was applied colinear with the cathode. The investigation was confined to values of anode potential and magnetic field strength so that the experimental tubes were well beyond the Hull cut-off value at all times. The experiments were oriented primarily toward investigation of millivolt level oscillations in the frequency range of 0.5 to 10 megacycles. These oscillations are believed to be related in some manner to noise encountered in crossed-field microwave tubes. The mechanism of the oscillations is, as yet, unknown. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0629125

Entities

People

  • Joseph H. Hartley

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coaxial Configurations
  • Electron Tubes
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Microwave Tubes
  • Microwaves
  • Oscillation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics