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Thermionics
Basic Principles of Electronics
1st Edition - January 1, 1966
Authors: J. Jenkins, W. H. Jarvis
Editors: W. Ashhurst, L. L. Green
Language: English
eBook ISBN:9781483155654
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Basic Principles of Electronics, Volume I : Thermionics serves as a textbook for students in physics. It focuses on thermionic devices. The book covers topics on electron…Read more
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Basic Principles of Electronics, Volume I : Thermionics serves as a textbook for students in physics. It focuses on thermionic devices. The book covers topics on electron dynamics, electron emission, and the themionic vacuum diode and triode. Power amplifiers, oscillators, and electronic measuring equipment are studied as well. The text will be of great use to physics and electronics students, and inventors.
Preface
Chapter 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 Experiment
Chapter 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 Microscope
Chapter 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 Metals
Chapter 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 Emission
Chapter 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. Demodulation
Chapter 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