[sdiy] Re: OT Klystron

[Magnus Danielson]

From: The Peasant <epeasant at telusplanet.net>
Subject: Re: OT Klystron [was Re: [sdiy] Tube ring mod]
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 11:44:28 -0700

> Well, every day I work work with 10 megawatt klystrons and 
> 5 megawatt magnetrons in linear accelerators. Would you 
> like me to save you one?  ;-)=

Please... ;O)

> We pulse them up to 110KV @ 100A, fun stuff! Then we use 
> the RF output to excite the actual accelerating waveguide, 
> which is basically a large tube with tuned RF cavities, 
> 2.998 gigahertz. Anyone for a 22 MeV electron beam? (That's 
> 22 million volts, folks, please stand back) How about 18 
> MeV of photon (gamma) radiation?

So this tube is what? A klystron and magnetron enhanced mode diode?

No fancy gates to modulate it with?

Could be used as a diode receiver maybe?

Rectifier for a smaller power-supply I guess.

Cheers,
Magnus