Collector arrangement

A collector for an electron beam tube comprising a plurality of electrode stages, electrode stages of the plurality of electrode stages being spaced from one another and having walls extending so as to define a gap there between, the walls being arranged so that there is no feasible electron path through the gap.

A collector for an electron beam tube comprising a plurality of electrode stages, the electrode stages being spaced from one another by a non-conductive spacer, the non-conductive spacer being located between portions of electrodes and extending into the collector on a first side and out of the collector on a second side, the physical path length around the spacer being shorter on the first side than on the second side.

A collector for an electron beam tube in particular an IOT, the collector comprising a plurality of electrode stages and a drift tube, the drift tube being relatively narrow in comparison to prior arrangements.

A collector for an electron beam tube in particular an IOT, the collector comprising a plurality of electrode stages and a drift tube, the drift tube having surface features so designed to enhance secondary electron capture.

A collector for an electron beam tube, comprising a plurality of electrode stages each electrode stage being connected via a separate high voltage lead, the high voltage leads being coupled together or to ground so as to remove unwanted RF frequencies.

A collector for a linear beam tube, comprising one or more electrode stages surrounded by a cooling mechanism and located within an outer housing, and having a non-conductive spacer between the electrode stages and the outer housing so as to provide support there between, the cooling mechanism providing no support between the electrode stages and the outer housing.