Title :
Three-dimensional modeling of multistage depressed collectors
Author :
Vaden, K.R. ; Heinen, V.O. ; Dayton, J.A., Jr.
Author_Institution :
NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
fDate :
8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The computer modeling of instantaneous currents within a multistage depressed collector is presented. MAFIA, a three-dimensional (3-D) electromagnetic finite integration code, performs the collector analysis. The computational results provide valuable insight into the performance of the collector and show excellent agreement with experimental measurements and with the classic axially symmetric (2½-D), steady-state computations
Keywords :
current distribution; digital simulation; electrical engineering computing; electrodes; modelling; travelling wave tubes; 3D EM finite integration code; MAFIA; TWT; collector analysis; computer modeling; instantaneous currents; multistage depressed collectors; three-dimensional modeling; Circuits; Computational modeling; Electron beams; Magnetic analysis; Mesh generation; NASA; Performance analysis; Radio frequency; Signal analysis; Steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
