Magnetron having an TM.sub.01 output coupling probe passing through a coupling iris
AssigneeEEV Limited
InventorKeith Squibb
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Abstract
An output of a magnetron operating in the TM.sub.01 /mode has a ceramic output window which is planar. As ceramic material may have a higher dielectric constant than glass a longer output probe can be used which, combined with the fact that the window is planar, gives good mode purity thus reducing heating and arcing in the window. Ceramic also has a higher melting point than glass which means that cooling of the window is less critical.
Claims8
An output coupling structure for a magnetron, said magnetron including a cathode and an anode structure having a plurality of cavities arranged to generate microwave radiation in the TM.sub.01 mode, an output waveguide having an opening in a wall thereof, said output structure being coupled between said cavities and said output waveguide, and comprising:
- an elongate output probe connected to said anode structure;
- a planar iris disposed substantially perpendicular to said probe, said output probe having a free end projecting through an aperture in said planar iris in non-contacting relationship therewith;
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- a planar ceramic window positioned substantially in parallel with said iris across the opening in the wall of the output waveguide, the free end of said probe being mounted relative to the output waveguide so that the window does not substantially project into the waveguide through the opening in the wall thereof, whereby radiation generated by the magnetron in the TM.sub.01 mode is coupled by the probe through the window and into the output waveguide.
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