Title :
Space tubes - A major challenge
Author_Institution :
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, Ohio
Abstract :
The application of the TWT - the backbone of all civilian and military space communication programs - to past, present and future satellites is discussed. Performance characteristics and the trends and challenges in the future are reviewed. Finally, a comparison with Solid States devices - as derived from fundamental laws - is made and limitations discussed.
Keywords :
Cathodes; Earth; Military communication; Military satellites; NASA; Satellite broadcasting; Solid state circuits; Space exploration; Space missions; Spine;
Conference_Titel :
Electron Devices Meeting, 1982 International
DOI :
10.1109/IEDM.1982.190248
