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  • Question

  • In a travelling wave tube distributed interaction between an electron beam and a travelling wave takes place


  • Options
  • A. True
  • B. False

  • Correct Answer
  • True 

    Explanation
    In a klystron the resonant structure limits the bandwidth.

    A TWT is a broadband device. Its main components are electron gun (to produce the electron beam) and a structure supporting the slow electromagnetic wave.

    The velocity of wave propagation along the helix structure is less than velocity of light.

    The beam and wave travel along the structure at the same speed.

    Thus interaction occurs between beam and wave and the beam delivers energy to the RF wave.

    Therefore the signal gets strengthened and amplified output is delivered at the other end of tube.

    The main features of TWT are :

    1. Frequency range - 0.5 GHz to 90 GHz

    2. Power output - 5 mW at low frequencies(less than 20 GHz) 250 kW (continuous wave) at 3 GHz 10 MW (pulsed) at 3 GHz

    3. Efficiency - about 5 to 20%

    4. Noise - about 5 dB for low power TWT 25 dB for high power TWT

    TWT is used as RF amplifier in broadband microwave receivers, repeater amplifier in broad band communication systems, communication satellites etc.

    More questions

    • 1. Tesla is a unit of

    • Options
    • A. flux
    • B. field strength
    • C. flux density
    • D. MMF
      • Discuss
    • 2. In a receiver, which of the following device has IF input but RF output?

    • Options
    • A. Demodulator
    • B. Loudspeaker
    • C. Audio amplifier
    • D. Frequency changer
      • Discuss
    • 3. In Fermi-Dirac statistics, the probability of electron occupation of an energy level equal to Fermi level is

    • Options
    • A. 0
    • B. 0.25
    • C. 0.5
    • D. 1
      • Discuss
    • 4. In a shield helix

    • Options
    • A. the spacing between adjacent turns is very large
    • B. the spacing between adjacent turns approaches zero
    • C. the spacing between adjacent turns approaches zero and wire thickness approaches zero
    • D. the spacing between adjacent turns is very large wire thickness approaches zero
      • Discuss
    • 5. Match the following:

      List I List II
      A. 200 MHz 1. SHF
      B. 20 GHz 2. UHF
      C. 500 kHz 3. VHF
      D. 500 MHz 4. MF


    • Options
    • A. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
    • B. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
    • C. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
    • D. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
      • Discuss
    • 6. A line of characteristic impedance Z0 branches into two line each with characteristic impedance Z0. The refracted voltage is

    • Options
    • A. zero
    • B. infinite
    • C. equal to incident voltage
    • D. two third of incident voltage
      • Discuss
    • 7. Iron has a body centred cubic structure.

    • Options
    • A. True
    • B. False
      • Discuss
    • 8. A surge voltage

    • Options
    • A. has very high magnitude and very long duration
    • B. has very high magnitude and very small duration
    • C. has very high magnitude and very small duration and can be positive or negative
    • D. can be only positive
      • Discuss
    • 9. The Ohm's law for conduction in metals is

    • Options
    • A. J = ?E
    • B. J =
    • C. J ? ?E
    • D. J ?
      • Discuss
    • 10. The following components are used to measure power output of a 2 kW TWT amplifier

      1. TWT
      2. Low pass/High pass filter
      3. Low power 20 dB attenuator
      4. 40 dB directional coupler with matched load
      5. Power meter.
      The correct sequence of connections of these components is:

    • Options
    • A. 1, 4, 2, 3, 5
    • B. 1, 3, 4, 2, 5
    • C. 1, 2, 4, 3, 5
    • D. 1, 4, 3, 2, 5
      • Discuss

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