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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1983
Applicant:
Inventor:
William A Gerard, Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Varian Associates, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ; H03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
331 91 ; 315 3951 ; 315 3967 ;
Abstract
The cathode of a coaxial magnetron has a cylindrical electron emitter with a radially extending projection which is asymmetrical with respect to the axis of the emitter. The projection suppresses starting of the magnetron in the TE.sub.121 mode and reduces starting jitter. In a preferred embodiment, the projection is in the form of a circumferential ridge extending around approximately one-half the circumference of the cylindrical surface and is centrally located thereon. The projection is oriented at 45 degrees with respect to the output of the magnetron. The power output of the magnetron is not substantially reduced.