Power Vacuum Tubes Handbook (Hardcover, 3)

Power Vacuum Tube Applications
Vacuum Tube Development
Vacuum Tube Applications
Electromagnetic Radiation Spectrum

Modulation Systems and Characteristics
Modulation Systems
Operating Class
Thermal and Circuit Noise
Amplitude Modulation
Frequency Modulation
Pulse Modulation
Spread Spectrum Systems

Vacuum Tube Principles
Characteristics of Electrons
Types of Vacuum Tubes
High-Frequency Operating Limits
Vacuum Tube Design
Tube Construction
Neutralization
Electron Tube Characteristics

Designing Vacuum Tube Circuits
Principles of RF Power Amplification
High-Voltage Power Supplies

Applying Vacuum Tube Devices
AM Power Amplification Systems
Linear Amplification
High-Efficiency Linear Amplification
Television Power Amplifier Systems
FM Power Amplifier Systems
Special-Application Amplifiers

Microwave Power Tubes
Grid Vacuum Tubes
Klystron
Klystrode/lnductive Output Tube
Constant Efficiency Amplifier
Traveling Wave Tube
Crossed-Field Tubes
Other Microwave Devices
Microwave Tube Life

RF Interconnection and Switching
Coaxial Transmission Line
Waveguide
RF Combiner and Diplexer Systems
High-Power Isolators

Properties of Materials
Metals
Dielectrics
Tabular Data

Cooling Considerations
Application of Cooling Principles
Operating Environment

Reliability Considerations
Quality Assurance
Reliability Analysis
Vacuum Tube Reliability
Klystron Reliability

Device Performance Criteria
Measurement Parameters
Vacuum Tube Operating Parameters
Voltage Standing Wave Ratio
Radio Frequency System Performance

RF System Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Routine Maintenance
Transmission Line and Antenna
High-Voltage Power Supply
Troubleshooting Procedure

Safe Handling of Vacuum Tube Devices
Electric Shock
Operating Hazards
Nonionizing Radiation

Appendix: Mathematics, Symbols, and Physical Constants

Index

Most chapters include an introduction, references, and a bibliography.