Consulting and design services for the vacuum electron device industry
eBeam, Inc. is a consulting and engineering practice founded in 1985 that designs, prototypes, and tests vacuum electron devices. Its capabilities span klystrons, traveling wave tubes, cathode ray tubes, streak tubes, X-ray tubes, thermionic cathodes, electron gun design, microwave windows, phosphor screens, and related high-voltage and vacuum-electronics test systems. It provides broad-based services for space, defense, and industrial applications.
Design and development of vacuum electron devices and related assemblies.
Custom engineering for specialized vacuum devices including streak tubes, display systems, and low frequency amplifiers.
Engineering of low-frequency amplifier tubes including triodes, tetrodes, and pentodes.
Design and optimization of helix, coupled cavity, and ring-loop traveling wave tubes for broadband amplification.
Design of efficient narrow-band amplifiers and oscillators to convert electron beam energy into radio frequency waves.
Development of customized electron beam generation systems including Wehnelt, multibeam, CRT cross-over, and Pierce guns.
Prototype development, electrical testing, life testing, and phase-measurement systems for electron devices and components.
Physical fabrication and assembly of experimental vacuum electron devices and test vehicles.
Design of specialized test electronics and quantitative analysis of vacuum device performance.
Controlled stress and longevity testing of cathodes and completed electron tubes.
Development of automated measurement setups to track phase linearity and tracking in pulsed microwave devices.
Evaluation of specialized materials, structural assemblies, and vacuum envelopes.
Development of cathodes, phosphor screens, microwave windows, and other vacuum-device materials and components.
Development and research of oxide, impregnated, and reservoir dispenser cathodes.
Cataphoretic deposition of fine grain phosphors and screen fabrication for display and imaging devices.
Design of ceramic and glass waveguide and coaxial windows to transmit microwaves through vacuum barriers.
Fabrication of vacuum envelopes and insulation using custom glass, ceramics, metalization, and brazing.
Repair, rebuilding, and reconditioning of electron tubes when economically feasible.
Refurbishing older vacuum devices by replacing getters, cathodes, and resetting screens.
Defense · Space · Medical Devices
Defense · Client: U.S. Navy
Designed, fabricated, and tested ceramic windows capable of withstanding 5000 watts CW at approximately 10 GHz for a Navy contract. Developed a resonant ring that amplifies microwave power by about fifteen to one for testing.
Space · Client: NASA
Developed a three-cavity electrostatically focused klystron oscillator operating at 5.8 GHz. Designed for 2,000 watts of output for space missions where weight and size are critical, eliminating the need for heavy focusing magnets.
Space · Client: NASA
Developed a miniature reservoir cathode capable of extended life and high emission current density under NASA contract. The design utilizes a porous tungsten plug to dispense barium from a storage chamber.
Defense
Developed a computer-driven system to test phase linearity and tracking in pulsed microwave devices. The system acquires phase versus frequency information, analyzes the data, and plots results in multiple formats.