Theoretical Limitation to Transconductance in Certain Types of Vacuum Tubes

1 December 1943

journal article
Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Proceedings of the IRE

Vol. 31 (12) , 657-663
https://doi.org/10.1109/JRPROC.1943.233681

Abstract

The thermal-velocity distribution of thermionically emitted electrons limits the low-frequency transconductance which can be attained in tubes in whose operation space charge is not important. A relation is developed by means of which this dependence may be evaluated for tubes employing electric and magnetic control. This relation is applied to deflection tubes with electric and magnetic control and to stopping-potential tubes. Magnetic control is shown to be inferior to electric control from the point of view of bandwidth and gain.

Keywords

TRANSCONDUCTANCE
ELECTRON TUBES
SPACE CHARGE
SORTING
VELOCITY CONTROL
BANDWIDTH
VOLTAGE CONTROL
ELECTRODES
ELECTRON EMISSION
ELECTRON BEAMS