klystron

Noun

Meaning

an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation

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Synonyms

metro resistance channel passage cylinder pipe cry duct hose conduit semiconductor pipeline subway diode pipework

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Hypernyms

tube electron tube vacuum tube thermionic valve thermionic tube thermionic vacuum tube

Examples

At the time the most powerful equivalent microwave producer available in the US (a klystron) had a power of only ten watts. Source: Internet

In addition to the magnetron (right), it contains a TR (transmit/receive) switch tube and the superheterodyne receiver front end, a 2K25 reflex klystron tube local oscillator and a 1N21 germanium diode mixer. Source: Internet

High-powered klystron amplifier tubes can provide hundreds of kilowatts in the UHF range. Source: Internet

The most important and widely used were the klystron (R. and S. Varian, 1937) and the cavity magnetron (J. Source: Internet

In this case the radar transmitter must be a power-amplifier, e.g., a klystron tube or a solid state transmitter. Source: Internet

Where precise frequencies are needed, other devices, such as the klystron are used. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

klydonograph klydonographic Klymchuk Klytia Klyuchevskaya Klyuchevskaya Sopka