Electronics & Semiconductor
The magnetron is a high-powered vacuum tube that works as a self-excited microwave oscillator. Crossed electron and magnetic fields are used in the magnetron to produce the high-power output required in radar equipment. These multi-cavity devices may be used in radar transmitters as either pulsed or CW oscillators at frequencies ranging from approximately 600 to 95,000 megahertz. The relatively simple construction has the disadvantage that the Magnetron usually can work only…
- Types
- Continuous Magnetrons · Pulse Magnetrons
- Applications
- Drying/Heating · Medical · Radar
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