ULTRA-LOW-NOISE TRAVELING-WAVE TUBES.
Abstract
The influence of high magnetic fields in the gun region on the noise figure of traveling-wave tubes was investigated experimentally and analytically. The experiments were performed with a superconducting magnet capable of fields up to 30,000 gauss. Noise reduction of over 2 db was measured. The analytical work resulted in a model which attributes the dependence of noise figure on magnetic fields to the coupling of axially symmetric space charge and transverse modes. Enhancement of the coupling mechanism is predicted for annular beams and for beams in magnetic field gradients. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0638447
Entities
People
- Bruno Zotter
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command