US2792518A - Low noise velocity modulation tube - Google Patents

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US2792518A
US2792518A US293186A US29318652A US2792518A US 2792518 A US2792518 A US 2792518A US 293186 A US293186 A US 293186A US 29318652 A US29318652 A US 29318652A US 2792518 A US2792518 A US 2792518A
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  • This invention relates to microwave devices and more particularly to such devices which employ velocity modulation of an electron stream in accordance with signal information to secure signal amplification.
  • a general object of the invention is to improve the noise iigure of such devices.
  • a more specific object is to reduce the eiect of the space charge waves which are set up by the thermal iuctuations at the source of electron stream and which propagate to the point of signal modulation of the electron stream.
  • the invention has primary application to velocity modulation devices which utilize the interaction between an electron stream and a traveling electromagnetic wave to secure amplification of the traveling wave, and which are now commonly designated as traveling wave tubes. Accordingly, the invention will be described with particular reference to such traveling wave tubes, although the principles of the invention are applicabie generally to devices which utilize the velocity modulation of electron streams and are thereby susceptible to noise space charge waves of the kind described above.
  • a traveling wave tube is a vacuum tube in which an electromagnetic wave is made to propagate along a slow wave circuit at the same time that an electron stream is projected past the slow wave circuit in coupling relation with the electromagnetic wave.
  • an electron gun positioned beyond the input end of the slow wave circuit.
  • Such an electron gun customarily includes an electron emissive surface, or cathode, and an electrode system which includes beam forming and accelerating electrodes for focussing the electron stream preliminary to its projection past the wave circuit.
  • an electron gun which includes a cathode which provides initially a beam of small cross section relative to that desired for projection past the wave circuit and an electrode system which diverges the ilow into an electron beam of the desired cross sectional dimensions and then collimates the electron beam for plane ow past the wave circuit.
  • the electron source is designed to provide initially an electron beam whose diameter is less than one ninth the internal diameter of the helix and prior to projection past the helix, the flow is made to diverge until the electron beam attains a diameter substantially equal to the internal diameter of the helix, and is then collimated for travel past the helix.
  • Fig. l shows in schematic form a prototype electron gun for use in describing the principles of the invention
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of a helix type traveling wave tube which incorporates an electron gun suitable for providing divergent ilow in accordance with the principles of the invention, and which employs an electrostatic lens for collimating the electron stream;
  • Figs. 3 and 4 each shows fragments of traveling wave tube-s which include different forms of electron guns suitable for providing divergent ow as is characteristic of the invention
  • Figs. 5 through l0 are graphical representations which will be useful in a description of the principles of the invention.
  • Fig. l which comprises essentially a cathode ii, a beam forming electrode 12, and an accelerating anode 13.
  • the cathode is heated by suitable heating means (not shown) and electrons are emitted from its surface.
  • the electrons emanating from the cathode 11 are formed into an electron beam of desired configuration by the action of the electrode system comprising the beam forming electrode l?. and the accelerating anode 13. This action is determined by the geometry and electrostatic lield characteristic of this electrode system.
  • Equation 9 gives the nature of the space charge waves propagating in the cathode to anode region of the electron gun for space charge limited flow.
  • Fig. l0 there is plotted tpg/W3 versus x, where as above, x is the ratio of the radius of the electron beam to the radius of the electron beam as it left the cathode. This gives the ratio of the A.C. velocity at the anode to the initial A.C. velocity at the cathode. For the plane case, this ratio is unity (i. e. the velocity at the anode is equal in magnitude to the velocity at the cathode).
  • Fig. l0 further provides a direct comparison of the A.C. velocity at the anode for spherical geometry to that for plane geometry.
  • a helix-type traveling wave tube 20 which is characterized by an electron gun which provides divergent llow to the electron beam between the cathode and the accelerating anode prior to its projection beyond the accelerating anode for travel past the slow wave circuit.
  • An evacuated envelope 21, which for example is of glass, has at the left hand end an enlarged end portion 22 wherein is housed the electron gun 23 and an elongated portion 24 wherein is enclosed the helix wave circuit 25.
  • a target electrode 26 disposed in a collecting relationship for electronsr projected from the electron gun 23.
  • the electron gun 23 and target electrode26 definek therebetween a path of flow for the electron beam, which is symmetric about the longitudinal axis of the envelope.
  • the helix wave circuit 25 extends coaxial with this longitudinal tube axis in the path of flow.
  • the electron gun 23 comprises an electron source or cathode 31 and an electrode system.
  • the cathode is of the indirectly heated type and comprises a metallic heater compartment 32 having a right hand end portion 33 thereof which is coated on the outside surface with a suitable thermionic material, and a heater filament 34- within the compartment.
  • the coated end portion is circular.
  • the thermionic material can be applied in an annular coating for providing a hollow circularly cylindrical electron beam for travel past the helix wave circuit.
  • the electrode system comprises a beam forming electrode 35, a tirst accelerating anode 36, and a second accelerating anode 37, each supported in axial alignment with the cathode.
  • the beam forming electrode 35 is a metallic element which is apertured for passage of the electron beam therethrough and which extendsv transversely from the path of i'iow having a configuration which will provide suitable electrostatic fields.
  • a potential difference may be created between the cathode 31 and-the beam forming electrode 35 to eect a measure of control of the intensity of the beam current.
  • the rst accelerating anode 36 is a circularly cylindrical metallic jacket which is supported to t around, although spaced apart from, the beamrforming electrode 35.
  • the anode 36 includes an end plate 40 which extends transverse to the path of electron flow nad has a circular aperture 41 of diameter substantially larger than the diameter of thel thermionic cathode surface 33 for passage of the ⁇ electron flow therethrough. This iirst anode is maintained at a positive accelerating potential with respectto the cathode 31 and beam forming electrode 35.
  • the beam forming electrode 35 and the rst accelerating anode 36 together form an electrostatic lens for the control of the electron beam.
  • the electrostatic lens formed by the beam forming electrode 35 and the first accelerating anode 36 is made diverging.
  • the appropriate surfaces are designed to make the electron beam diverge along this path of travel so that the circular electron beam which, initially as it leaves the circular therminoic surface 33, has a diameter substantially equal to that of the thermionic surface has, by the time it passes through the circular aperture 41 in the end member 40 of the accelerating anode 36, a diameter substantially larger, as for example, nine times aslarge.
  • the envelope of the electron flow has been shown by the broken lines 42.
  • the second accelerating anode 37 similarly comprises a metallic jacket which tits around, and is spaced apartfrom, the rst accelerating anode 36. It is similarly provided with an end plate 43 which extends transverse to the path of electron liow and has a circular aperture 44 for passage of the electron flow therethrough in the manner of the rst accelerating anode. This anode is maintained positive with respect to the first accelerating anode by means of suitable voltage sources.
  • the anodes 36 and 37 together form an electrostatic lens whichl collimates the divergent circular electron beam into plane ow at substantially the increased diameter the beam has attained by the time it passes through the aperture 41 in the end plate 4% of the first accelerating anode 36.
  • this magnetic iield can be adjusted to provide Brillouin type flow past the wave circuit.
  • the principles of such ow can be founddescribed on pages 152 et seq. of the afore-mentioned Pierce book. By such flow, radial components acting on the stream are minimized.
  • This magnetic iield can be established, for example, by the solenoid 45 disposed, as shown in Fig. 2, about the elongated portion 24 of the tube envelope.
  • an apertured transverse soft iron plate 46 which ts around the tube envelope in alignment with the end plate 43 of the second accelerating anode 37, which for Stich purposes similarly can be of soft iron. There results a magnetic shield which keeps the electron gun relatively magnetic field free, while the remainder of the tube is immersed in the longitudinal magnetic field.
  • the helix wave circuit 25 which is a plurality of wavelengths long at the operating frequency, is positioned along a substantial portion of the path of flow extending beyond the accelerating anode 37.
  • the circularly cylindrical electron beam preferably is coniined to the interior of the helix, but flowing closely past the turns of the helix.
  • This helix wave circuit can be of the kind well known in the traveling wave tube.
  • a multipitch helix of the kind described in my copending appli- Input waves are coupled to the upstream end of the helix by way of the input wave guide 47 and output waves are abstracted at the downstream end of the wave guide by Way of the output wave guide 48.
  • Both wave guides can be of conventional rectangular cross section, and eachV is apertured for passage of the tube envelope therethrough.
  • microwave transducers to effect energy interchange at the respective ends of the helix, which, for example, can be of the kind described in United States Patent 2,575,383, which issued to L. M. Field on November 2G, 1951.
  • Such microwave transducers customarily include a metallic coupling strip in conjunction with a helix portion of gradually increasing pitch. In operation the helix is maintained usually at the same potential of the second accelerating anode by a connection thereto which comprises a non-magnetic conductive cylindrical sleeve 49, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 3 shows the electron gun portion of a traveling wave tube 120 which employs magnetic focussing for collimating the Vdivergent electron flow.
  • this tube 120 is similar to tube 20A shown in Fig. 2, and, accordingly, for simplicity, like reference numerals are used to employ corresponding elements, and repetition of their various functions is avoided.
  • the electrostatic lensV formed by the rst and second accelerating anodes 35 and 36l in the electron gun 23 of the tube 20, shown in Fig. 2 is replaced by a magnetic lens.
  • a solenoid VV121 is provided, preferably disposedA external to the tube envelope 2l, along the initial portion of the electron path extending beyond the apertured end plate 4t) of the accelerating anode 36 of the electron gun.
  • This solenoid 121 creates a longitudinal magnetic iield along its adjacent portion of the electron path, which combines with the longitudinal magnetic field provided by the solenoid 45 which still preferably is used, as described above, to provide Brillouin type ow past the wave circuit.
  • the cumulative eiect is strong enough to transform the divergent electron flow into plane electron flow in accordance with principles found described in the above-mentioned Pierce book.
  • the ield of the solenoid Li5 keeps the electron flow plane for the substantially longer remaining portion of the path of flow. As in tube 20 of Fig.
  • an apertured transverse end plate of soft iron disposed external to the tube envelope is aligned with a soft iron end plate e@ of the accelerating anode 36 for shielding the electron gun from the magnetic fields beyond.
  • the operation of the tube 129, embodying the kind of gun just described, is similar to that of tube 20 in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 4 shows an electron gun portion of a traveling wave tube which employs still another possible form of collimating arrangement consistent with the principles of the invention.
  • substantially the whole tube is immersed in a longitudinal magnetic eld provided by an externally disposed solenoid l.
  • the electron gun comprises a cathode source 33 of an electron stream of relatively small transverse dimensions and an electrode system' comprising, as before, a beam forming electrode and an accelerating anode for forming the electrons emitted from the source into an electron beam.
  • the electrons can be formed into flow which is divergent in Ithe region between the cathode source 33 and the accelerating anode 36, and plane for travel along that portion of the electron path extending beyond the accelerating anode 36, as desired for the practice of the invention.
  • the wave circuit 25 again is positioned in coupling relationship with this plane electron beam.
  • the expression plane when used. in connection with an electron beam describes lanelectron beam which substantially neither divergcs nor converges, and Without reference to any specic cross-sectional conguration. Additionally the expression circularly cylindrical when used in connection with an electron beam describes a plane electron beam of substan- -tially circular cross-section.
  • anelectron gun and a target electrode defining therebetween a path of electron ow
  • the electron gun comprising an electron emissive surface, means for forming the electronhow emitted-from said surface into a divergent electron beam, andl means for collima-ting the divergent electron beam into a plane electron beam having an electron density less than onehalf the density of the electron iow at said emissive surface, means for maintaining the electron beam substantially plane throughout the remaining portion of the path of electron flow, and a wave transmission circuit positioned along a substantially part of the remaining portion of the electron flow path in coupling relation with the plane electron beam for modulating the plane electron beam in accordance w-ith signal information.
  • an electron gun and a ltarget electrode defining therebetween a path of electron ow
  • the electron gun comprising an electron emissive surface, electrode means for forming the electron flow emitted from said surface into a divergent electron beam, and means for collimating the divergent electron beam into a plane electron beam having an electron density substantially less than the density of the electron. flow at said emissive surface, and magnetic means for maintaining the electron beam substantially plane throughout the remaining portion of the path of electron flow.
  • an electron gun and a target electrode defining therebetween a path ofV electron How, the electron gun comprising anelectron emissive surface, electrode means for forming'the electrons emitted from said surface into a diverging electron beam, and means for collimating the divergent electron beam into a plane electron beam whose axis is normal to the electron emissive surface, magnetic means for maintaining the electron beam substantially plane throughout the remaining portion of a path of electron flow, and means along said remaining portion of the path of electron flow for modulating the velocity of electrons in their path of forward travel in accordance with signal information.
  • a source of electrons including an electron emissive surface of predetermined area, electrode means for forming the electrons emitted from said surface into a divergent electron beam, means for collimating said divergent electron beam into a plane electron beam having a cross-sectional area substantially greater than the area of said emissive surface, and means for velocity modulating the plane electron beam in its path of forward travel in accordance with signal information.
  • a source of an electron beam of a first diameter means for forming said electron beam into a diverging electron beam, means for collimating said diverging electron beam into a cylindrical electron beam of a diameter at least several times the first diameter, and means for velocity modulating the electron beam in its path of forward travel in accordance with signal modulation.
  • a source of an electron beam of a first diameter electrode means for forming said electron beam into a diverging electron beam, means for collimating said diverging electron beam into a cylindrical electron beam of a diameter at least several times the first diameter, and a wave transmission circuit positioned in coupling relation with the cylindrical electron beam for modulating the cylindrical electron beam in its path of forward travel in accordance with signal information.
  • an electron gun and a target electrode defining therebetween a path of electron flow, and a wave circuit positioned along said path for propagating electromagnetic ywaves in coupling relation with the electron dow, and characterized in that the electron gun comprises an electron emissive surface of predetermined area, electrode means for forming the electrons emitted from 10 said surface into a diverging'electron beam,v and means for collimating the diverging electron beam into a plane electron beam having a cross-sectional area substantially greater than the area of said emissive surfacefor projec tion past thev wave circuit.
  • a radio frequency device which includes means for immersing the wave circuit in a magnetic field extending parallel to the path of electron flow for minimizing radial components of the plane electron beam in its flow past the wave circuit.
  • an electron gun and a target electrode defining therebetween a path of electron flow, and a wave circuit positioned along said pathfor propagating elec: tromagnetic Waves in coupling relation with the electron flow, and characterized in that the electron gun comprises an electron Aemissive surface of predetermined area, a beam forming electrode, a first anode cooperating with said beam forming electrode for diverging the electron flow emitted fromv the electron emissive surface, and lens means positioned along the path of ow in the region between the emissive surface and the wave circuit, for collimating the electron stream intol a plane* electron beamA having a cross-sectional area substantially greater than the area of said emissive surface for travel past said wave circuit.
  • a radio frequency device in which the lensmeans includes a. second anode.
  • a radio frequency device according to claim 9 in which the lens means inclu-des magnetic means.
  • an electron gun and a target electrode dening therebetween a path of electron flow, and a helical wave circuit positioned along said path for propagating electromagnetic waves in coupling relation with the electron ow and characterized in that the electron gun comprises an electron emissive surface of predetermined area for providing a circular beam having a diameter substantially smaller than the internal diameter of the helix, beam forming means along the path for providing divergent ow for the beam emitted from the emissive surface, and lens means along the path for collimating the beam to a cylindrical beam having a cross-sectional area substantially larger than the area of said emissive surface and of a diameter substantially equal to the internal diameter of the helical wave circuit for projection past the helical wave circuit.
  • a radio frequency device according to claim l2 in which the lens means includes electrostatic means.
  • a radio frequency device according to claim l2 in which the lens means includes magnetic means.
  • a helix wave transmission circuit a source of an electron beam including an electron emissive surface of predetermined area, said predetermined area being small relative to the cross sectional area of the cylinder bounded by the helix, means for forming said electron beam into a diverging electron beam, means for collimating the diverging electron beam for forming a cylindrical electron beam of cross sectional area substantially equal to that of said cylinder, the helix being positioned along the path of flow of the cylindrical electron beam, and means for immersing the path of ow of the cylindrical electron beam past the helix in an axial magnetic eld for minimizing radial components of electron flow.
  • means defining a longitudinal path of electron flow said means including an electron emissive surface of predetermined area at one end of said path, an electrode system for forming the electrons emitted from said surface into a diverging electron beam for travel along a relatively short portion of said path, a lens system for collimating said diverging electron beam into a plane electron beam having a crosssectional area substantially greater than the area of said einissive surface, magnetic means for maintaining the electron beam substantially plane along a relatively long portion of said path and means for modulating the plane electron beam in accordance with signal information.
  • a radio frequency deviceV in which the means ,for modulating the plane electron beamv is a wave transmission circuit positioned along the relatively long portion of the path for propagating signal information.
  • a radio frequency device means defining a longitudinal path of electron ow, a source of electrons at one end of the path, an electrode system for forming the electrons into a diverging electron stream for travel along al relatively short initial portion of the path, a lens system forgcollimating said diverging electron beam into a solid circularly cylindrical electron beam fortravel along a relatively longer portion of the path, and a helix wave circuit positioned along said relatively longer portion of the path in coupling relation with the solid circularly cylindrical electron beam, the internal diameter of the helix being substantially equal to the diameter of the solid circularly cylindrical electron beam and at least twice the diameter of said circular electron beam at the source end of the path.
  • means including a cathode, a beam forming electrode,
  • an accelerating electrode spaced apart in the direction of electron flow from said cathode, for forming a divergent electron beam whose electron density decreases with .increasing distance from said cathode, the crosssectional area of the beam at the accelerating electrodeV electron density decreases progressively with increasing distance from said cathode, the cross-sectional area of said beam at the accelerating electrode being at least nine times its cross-sectional area at the cathode, and means positioned along the path of flow beyond said accelerating electrode for Velocity modulating the electron beam.

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DEW11278A DE974964C (de) 1952-06-12 1953-05-23 Rauscharme mit Geschwindigkeitsmodulation einer gebuendelten Elektronenstroemung arbeitende Entladungsroehre
FR1080863D FR1080863A (fr) 1952-06-12 1953-06-05 Tube à modulation de vitesse à faible coefficient de bruit
GB15841/53A GB739394A (en) 1952-06-12 1953-06-09 Improvements in or relating to travelling wave devices
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