Title :
Electron and ion noise in microwave tubes
Author :
Manheimer, W.M. ; Antonsen, Thomas M., Jr. ; Calame, J.P. ; Danly, B.G. ; Freund, H.P. ; Levush, Baruch
Author_Institution :
NRL Plasma Phys. Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fDate :
2/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In nearly any application of a microwave tube, noise characteristics are important figures of merit. This paper reviews and presents new results of recent studies of such noise. The areas discussed are ion noise in linear beam tubes, one of the oldest studied noise phenomena, and electron noise in gyroklystrons, one of the newest areas of interest.
Keywords :
electron device noise; microwave tubes; electron noise; figures of merit; gyroklystrons; ion noise; linear beam tubes; microwave tube noise; noise characteristics; Art; Electron beams; Electron tubes; Frequency; Ionization; Klystrons; Laboratories; Noise figure; Phase noise; Potential well;
Journal_Title :
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPS.2003.808889
