Title :
Approximate analytic expressions for TWT propagation constants
Author_Institution :
Bell Telephone Labs., Inc., Murray Hill, N. J.
Abstract :
An approximate factorization of the traveling-wave-tube (TWT) equation for the propagation constants is obtained by observing that the unattenuated wave is approximately a hyperbola for a lossless circuit. Analytic expressions for gain are also found.
Keywords :
Circuit analysis; Circuits; Electron devices; Equations; Inspection; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic fields; Oscillators; Propagation constant; Propagation losses; Radio frequency; Signal analysis; Signal generators; Space charge; Telephony; Tuning;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/T-ED.1958.14431
