Resonant cavity magnetron having a helical cathode
AssigneeU.S. Philips Corporation
InventorsJoannes Baptista Maria Adrianus Van Besouw, Egbert Bernardus Gretinus Willem Gotje, Franciscus Napoleon Adrianus Kerstens
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Abstract
Each of the ends of a helical cathode for a magnetron are connected to the respective end plate and supporting rod by a single collective weld.
Claims3
In a resonant cavity magnetron having a helical cathode having two ends being secured to two end plates which are supported by respective supporting rods, the improvement wherein each one of the two cathode ends is connected with a respective end plate and one of the associated supporting rods by a single collective weld, the cathode extending tangentially at its non-free end and being bent towards the axis at its free end.
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