Thermionics

PrefaceChapter 1. Physical Background 1.1. "Electronics" Defined 1.2. Structure of Matter 1.3. Chemical Combination 1.4. Ionic Combination 1.5. Covalent Combination 1.6. Crystalline Structure 1.7. Conductors and Insulators 1.8. Intrinsic Semiconductors 1.9. Impurity Semiconductors 1.10. Thermionic Emission 1.11. Evidence for Electrons 1.11.1. Electrolysis 1.11.2. Millikan's Oil Drop ExperimentChapter 2. Electron dynamics 2.1. Relativistic Concepts 2.2. Motion of Charged Particles in a Steady Electric Field 2.2.1. The Electron-volt 2.3. Electric Fields 2.4. Electron Motion in a Uniform Electric Field 2.5. Cathode-ray Tube with Electrostatic Deflection 2.6. Electron Motion in a Uniform Magnetic Field 2.6.1. The Helical Electron Path 2.7. Cathode-ray Tube with Magnetic Deflection 2.8. Combined Electric and Magnetic Fields 2.9. Electron Optics 2.9.1. Magnetic Lens 2.9.2. Electrostatic Lens 2.9.3. The Electron MicroscopeChapter 3. Electrons in Solids 3.1. Crystal Structure 3.2. Electron Energy Levels 3.3. Electron Energy Bands 3.4. Electrical Conduction 3.5. Distribution of Energy in the Conduction Electrons 3.6. Statistics in Physics 3.7. Contact Potential Difference in MetalsChapter 4. Electron Emission 4.1. Kinds of Emission 4.2. Thermionic Emission 4.2.1. Tungsten Cathode 4.2.2. Thoriated Tungsten Cathode 4.2.3. Oxide-coated Cathode 4.3. Secondary Emission 4.3.1. The Photomultiplier 4.3.2. Important Effects of Secondary Emission 4.4. Photoelectric Emission 4.4.1. Photoelectric Emission in a Vacuum Diode 4.5. Field EmissionChapter 5. The Thermionic Vacuum Diode 5.1. Historical 5.2. Emphasis on the Ideal Case 5.3. Practical Thermionic Emitters 5.4. Thermionic Emission in a Vacuum Diode 5.5. The Child-Langmuir Equation 5.6. Rectification 5.6.1. Half-wave Rectification 5.6.2. Full-wave Rectification 5.6.3. Practical Rectifier Valves 5.7. DemodulationChapter 6. The Thermionic Vacuum Triode 6.1. Historical 6.2. Characteristic Curves 6.3. Analysis of a Triode 6.4. Analysis of a Triode with a Load R 6.5. Analysis of a Triode with a Load R and an Applied Signal 6.5.1. Analysis of a Triode with a Load R and a Small Direct Signal 6.5.2. Analysis of a Triode with a Load R and a Small Alternating Signal 6.6. Phase Relationships 6.7. Automatic Bias 6.8. Valve Equivalent Circuits 6.8.1. Current-generator Equivalent Circuit 6.8.2. Voltage-generator Equivalent Circuit 6.9. Multistage A.C. Amplifiers 6.10. Mutual Inductance Coupling (Transformer Coupling) 6.11. Feedback 6.12. Alternative Connections of Amplifiers 6.12.1. Input and Output Impedance 6.12.2. Common Cathode Amplifier 6.12.3. Common Anode Amplifier 6.12.4. Common Grid AmplifierChapter 7. Development of the Vacuum Triode 7.1. Interelectrode Capacitance 7.2. To Derive a More Correct Formula for the Gain 7.3. Summary of Triode Valve 7.4. The Tetrode Valve 7.5. Development of the Tetrode 7.5.1. Critical Interelectrode Spacing 7.5.2. Beamtetrode 7.6. The Pentode Valve 7.7. Pentode Voltage AmplifierChapter 8. Gas-filled Valves 8.1. Collisions between Electrons and Gas Molecules 8.1.1. Elastic Collision 8.1.2. Ionization Collision 8.1.3. Excitation Collision 8.2. Electron Avalanche 8.3. The Gas-filled Diode 8.4. Voltage Stabilization 8.5. The Thyratron 8.6. Time Bases 8.7. Power ControlChapter 9. Power Amplifiers 9.1. Introduction 9.2. Determination of the Output Waveform from Both the Load Line and the Circuit Characteristic 9.2.1. For Small Signals 9.2.2.