An edition of Inside the vacuum tube
(1945)
Inside The Vacuum Tube
by John Francis Rider
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1. INTRODUCING THE ELECTRON— 1.
The Electron— 2. The Atomic Theory — 4. Matter Can be Transformed — 6. The Atom — 7. The Molecule — 8. The Atom Too is a Structure— 9. The Modern Idea— 11. Conductors and Insulators — 13. Ions and Ionization — 13. Atomic Spacing — 16.
Chapter 2. ELECTRON EMISSION— 19.
Electron Emission Caused by Energy Conversion — 21. Thermionic Emission — 24. The Indirectly Heated Cathode— 26. Types of Electron Emitters— 27.
Chapter 3. MOVEMENT OF CHARGES — 30.
The Positive Ion— 32. The Negative Ion — 33. Laws of Attraction and Repulsion — 34. Electrostatic Fields — 35. Radial and Parallel Electrostatic Fields — 36. Direction of Lines of Force — 37. Forces Present in the Radial Electrostatic Field — 38. Electrostatic Field Between Parallel Plates — 39. Distribution of Charges — 41. The Force Between Two Parallel Plates — 43. Relation of Force, Voltage, and Plate Separation — 45. Controlling the Force by a Third Charged Body — 47.
Chapter 4. SPACE CHARGE AND PLATE CURRENT — 51.
Electrons Leave the Cathode — 52. Electrons in Space — 53. Space Charge — 55. Density of Space Charge — 56. Current is Space-Charge-Limited — 58. Plate Current — 58. Fields Between Cathode and Plate — 61. Electrons To and From the Space Charge — 62. Negative Voltage upon the Plate — 64.
Chapter 5. FUNDAMENTALS OF TUBE CHARACTERISTICS— 66.
Vacuum Tube Relationships — 67. Characteristic Curves — 68. Expression of Relationship of Characteristic Curves — 70. Characteristics Have Two Variables — 71. Linear and Non-Linear Characteristics — 73. Static and Dynamic Characteristics — 75. Number of Characteristics for Each Tube — 76. Families of Curves — 77. Resistance Within a Vacuum Tube — 78. Power in Vacuum Tubes — 79.
Chapter 6. THE DIODE— 81.
Cathode and Filament Structure— 83. Directly and Indirectly Heated Tubes — 83. Function of the Diode — 87. Electron Flow and Current Flow — 87. Plate Current in the Diode — 89. Contact Potential — 91. Determination of Diode Behaviour — 92. Emitter Temperature — Plate Current Characteristic — 92. Plate Voltage — Plate Current Characteristic — 96. Resistance of the Diode — 99. D-C Plate Resistance of the Diode — 100. A-C Plate Resistance of the Diode — 104. Static and Dynamic Diode Characteristics— 107. A-C Applied to the Diode Plate— 110.
Chapter 7. THE TRIODE — 112.
Grid Structure— 113. The Function of the Triode — 114. Input and Output Circuits of the Triode — 115. The Triode Operating Potentials — 117. Electrostatic Fields in the Triode — 119. Negative Voltage on the Grid — 120. Positive Voltage on the Grid — 124. Zero Voltage on the Grid— 127. "Free" Grid— 128. Summary of Voltages. Applied to the Grid— 130. Why the Grid Bias— 131.
Chapter 8. STATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF TRIODES — 136.
Triode Circuit Element Notations — 137. Grid Voltage — Plate Current Characteristic Curves — 139. How the Curve is Developed — 139. How the Curve is Used — 143. The Point of Operation — 145. E e — I P Curve for Tungsten- Filament Tube — 147. Grid Family of Characteristic Curves — 151. What the Grid Family of Curves Shows — 155. Plate Voltage — Plate Current Characteristics (Static Plate Family) — 156. Tube Constants — 160. Amplification Factor — 161. Determining the Amplification Factor — 162. Determining fj. from the Plate Family — 165. Amplification Factor of Triodes — 167. Plate Resistance — 167. Finding the A-C Plate Resistance — 168. Using the Plate Family in Finding A-C Plate Resistance — 171. Transconductance — 173. Transconductance from Grid Family — 174. Importance of Transconductance — 175. Transconductance from Plate Family — 177. Relation Between g m , r p , and p — 179. Interdependence of g m , r p , and /x — 182.
Chapter 9. TRIODE DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS AND LOAD LINES — 185.
General Load Effects— 186. The Basic Triode Circuit— 187. Plate and Load Resistances in Series — 189. The Plate Voltage, e b — 190. The Effect of the Load— 191. Varying the Grid Voltage— 191. Introducing the Load Line — 193. Resistances Graphically Represented — 193. Linear and Non-Linear Resistances — 197. Load Line Construction — 198. Meaning of the Load Line — 199. Dynamic Transfer Characteristic — 203. Construction of Dynamic Transfer Characteristic — 204. The Value of the Load Resistor — 207. Effects of Different Loads — 208. Effects of Resistance on Dynamic Transfer Characteristics — 213.
Chapter 10. DYNAMIC TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS— 217.
Electrode Voltages Determine Fields — 218. Influence of Grid Voltage on Plate Current — 219. Initial Operating Point and Quiescent Value of Plate Cur- rent — 221. Location of the Operating Point — 222. Magnitude of the Signal Voltage — 226. Output Plate Current and Input Signal Voltage — 229. Graphical Representation of Input Voltage and Output Current — 229. Comparison of Input and Output Waves — 233. Similarity of Output Current to A-C Wave — 235. Variation of Amplitude of A-C Wave with Time — 236. Non-linearity of Characteristic Causes Distortion of Output — 239. Operation on Linear Portion of Characteristic — 240.
Chapter 11. VOLTAGE AMPLIFICATION— 244.
Computing the Instantaneous Plate Voltage — 245. Graphical Method of Finding Instantaneous Plate Voltage — 246. The Voltage Amplification A, — 250. Determining Voltage Amplification Graphically — 251. The A-C Components — 252. Plate Circuit Theorem — 254. Determining Voltage Amplification — 256. Input and Output Phase Relationships — 261. Optimum Value of Load Resistor — 268. Phase Relations Again — 269. When the Grid Swings Positive — 271. Influence of the Grid Resistor — 274. Production of Square Waves— 279.
Chapter 12. THE TETRODE AND PENTODE VACUUM TUBES— 281.
The Tetrode— 282. Tetrode Characteristic Curves— 287. The Pentode Suppressor Grid — 294. Pentode Plate Family — 296. Amplification Constant — 298. Plate Resistance — 298. Transconductance — 298. Load Resistor — 299. Voltage Amplification — 300. Screen-Grid Voltage — 301. Plate Load Resistor — 306. Typical Pentode Characteristics — 311. Pentodes Connected as Triodes — 316.
Chapter 13. THE CATHODE CIRCUIT— 317.
Self-Bias— 318. Effect of Unbypassed Cathode Resistor — 319. Cathode Resistor Bypass Condenser — 321. Determining Value of Cathode Resistor — 322. Plate Family for Tube with Unbypassed Cathode Resistor — 327. The Cathode Follower — 332.
Chapter 14. POWER AMPLIFIERS — 339.
Definition of Power— 340. Plate Dissipation — 341. Other Boundaries — 345. Power Output — 345. Distortion — 347. Power Output vs. Plate Dissipation — 347. Pentode Power Amplifier— 352. Beam Power Tube— 356.
Chapter 15. MISCELLANEOUS VACUUM TUBES— 361.
Vacuum Tube and Tube Socket Construction — 362. Vacuum Tube Designations — 368. Multi-Purpose Tubes— 373. Variable Mu or Supercontrol Tube— 375. Acorn Tubes — 379. Cathode-ray Tubes — 382. Visual Indicator Tubes — 393. Gas-Filled Tubes— 396. Photoelectric Cells— 400.
Appendix.
Typical Plate Voltage — Plate Current Characteristic Curves — 405. Letter Symbols — 406.
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