Development of Magneto-static Solver Module for the design of compact and light-weight Traveling Wave Tubes

Traveling Wave Tubes are the unique class of microwave amplifiers with broad bandwidth, which makes it preferred for space applications. The constraints for a space application are very stringent demanding compactness and less weight. Entire size of the tube is mainly decided by the size of the collector, as it is the bulkiest component in a tube. Hence, if the size of the collector is reduced then the entire tube size will reduce. Researches reveal that in order to reduce the size of the collector, application of the magnetic field is necessary. Therefore, to study the effect of magnetic field on the collector performance, a magneto-static solver module has been developed. This paper describes the development of the magneto-static solver.