Offers detailed discussions of operating principles of helix and coupled-cavity traveling wave tubes, descriptions of RF interactions of electrons with electric fields, and the basic theories of electron bunching and traveling wave interactions.
Static Fields Produced by Electrons. Electron Motion in Static Electric Fields. Influence of Magnetic Field on Electron Motion. Cathodes. Electron Guns. Electron Beams. Beam-Gap Interactions. Electron Bunching. Theory of Traveling Wave Interaction. Wave Velocities and Dispersion. Helix TWTs. Coupled Cavity TWTs. Depressed Collectors. Noise. Nonlinearities and Distortion. Breakdown and Protection. Reliability.
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A.S. Gilmour, Jr.
A.S. Gilmour, Jr. is a professor emeritus in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the State University of New York, Buffalo. He is a well-published author of books, journal articles, and conference proceedings, and has numerous patents to his credit. He received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Cornell University.