Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1948
474 pages
978-0-08-057662-6 (ISBN)
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Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics
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Ladislaus Marton
Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics: v. 1
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12/1948
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Contributors to Volume I
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Oxide Coated Cathodes
- I. Introduction
- II. Properties of the Coating
- III. Properties of the Interface
- IV. Properties of the Complete Cathode
- V. Thin Oxide Film Phenomena
- References
- Chapter 2. Secondary Electron Emission
- Introduction
- I. Pure Metals
- II. Insulators
- III. Composite Surfaces
- Bibliography
- Chapter 3. Television Pickup Tubes and the Problem of Vision
- I. Introduction
- II. Major Types of Pickup Devices
- III. Number and Variety of Television Pickup Tubes
- IV. Comparison of Actual and Possible Pickup Tubes
- V. Ideal Performance
- VI. An Experimental Realization of Ideal Performance
- VII. Performance of Selected Pickup Devices
- VIII. A Criterion for Noise Visibility
- IX. Intelligence vs. Bandwidth and Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- X. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 4. The Deflection of Beams of Charged Particles
- I. Introduction
- II. Small-Angle Deflection
- III. Large-Angle Deflection
- References
- Chapter 5. Modern Mass Spectroscopy
- I. Introduction
- II. General Theory
- III. Apparatus
- IV. Uses of the Mass Spectroscope
- V. Commercially Available Mass Spectrometers
- References
- Chapter 6. Particle Accelerators
- I. Introduction
- II. Direct Voltage Generators
- III. Resonance Accelerators: The Cyclotron
- IV. Induction Accelerators: The Betatron
- V. Principles of Acceleration to High Energies
- VI. The Synchrotron
- VII. The Synchro-cyclotron
- VIII. The Linear Accelerator
- IX. Future Possibilities: The Proton Synchrotron
- References
- Chapter 7. Ionospheric Research
- I. Introduction
- II. Research During World War II
- III. Geomagnetic Effects in the F2 Layer
- IV. Distribution of E and F1 Layers
- V. Two Control-Point Method of Calculating Maximum Usable Frequencies
- VI. Effects of Solar Activity
- VII. Prediction of Ionospheric Disturbances
- VIII. Sporadic E Reflections
- IX. Absorption of Radio Waves
- X. Radio Noise
- XI. Reflections from Meteor Trails
- XII. High-speed Multifrequency Recorder
- XIII. Trends of Research
- References
- Chapter 8. Cosmic Radio Noise
- I. Introduction
- II. Jansky's Measurements
- III. Reber's Early Measurements
- IV. Later Measurements
- V. The Point Source in Cygnus
- VI. National Bureau of Standards Measurements
- VII. Method of Measurement
- VIII. Results of Measurements
- IX. Analysis in Terms of External Noise Factors
- X. Field Intensities Required for Communication Services
- XI. Effective Temperature Concept
- XII. Distribution of the Intensity of the Noise Sources with Direction and Frequency
- XIII. Intensity from Small Noise Sources
- XIV. Observed Intensity of Radio Frequency Radiation from the Sun
- XV. Polarization of Extraterrestrial Radiation
- XVI. Origin of Cosmic Radio Noise
- References
- Chapter 9. Propagation in the FM Broadcast Band
- I. Introduction
- II. The Interference Due to Long Distance Ionospheric Propagation
- III. The Effects of Radio Noise on Broadcast Reception
- IV. The Effects of Antenna Height and Terrain on the Effective Transmission Range Over a Smooth Spherical Earth
- V. The Effects of Irregularities in the Terrain
- VI. The Systematic Effects of Terrain and of Tropospheric Ducts
- VII. The Tropospheric Waves Resulting from Reflection at Atmospheric Boundary Layers
- VIII. The Combined Effects of Ducts and of Random Tropospheric Waves
- IX. The Calculated Service and Interference Ranges of FM Broadcast Stations
- X. The Efficient Allocation of Facilities to FM Broadcast Stations
- XI. The Optimum Frequency for an FM Broadcast Service
- References
- Chapter 10. Electronic Aids to Navigation
- I. Introduction
- II. Prewar Methods
- III. Wartime Developments
- IV. Postwar Proposals
- V. Considerations of Range and Accuracy
- Author Index
- Subject Index
