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The Magnetron

The magnetron40 has wide application where large amounts of power at ultrahigh and superhigh frequencies are desired. Peak powers of hundreds of kilowatts for a few microseconds are possible, and for this reason the magnetron is used very extensively in radar systems. At present (1949) the magnetron is not important in commercial communication.



Last Update: 2011-04-06