Q.No.
Magnetron Questions
An X-band pulsed cylindrical magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 32 kV,
Anode current: Io = 84 A,
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 0.336 Wb/m2,
Radius of cathode cylinder: a = 6 cm,
1
Radius of vane edge to center: b = 12 cm
Compute:
1. The cyclotron angular frequency
2. The cutoff voltage for a fixed Bo.
3. The cutoff magnetic flux density for a fixed Vo
A pulsed cylindrical magnetron is operated with the following parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 25 kV,
Beam current: Io = 25 A,
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 0.34 Wb/m2,
Radius of cathode cylinder: a = 5 cm,
2
Radius of anode cylinder: b = 10 cm
Compute:
a. The cyclotron angular frequency
b. The cutoff voltage for a fixed Bo
c. The cutoff magnetic flux density for a fixed Vo
An X-band pulsed conventional magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 5.5 kV,
Anode current: Io = 4.5A,
Operating frequency: f = 9GHz
Resonator Conductance: Gr =2 X10-4mho
Loaded conductance: Gl =2.5x10-5 mho;
Vane capacitance C=2.5pF.
Duty cycle: DC=0.002;
3 power loss: Ploss =18.50kw
Compute:
i. The angular resonant frequency
ii. The unloaded quality factor
iii. The loaded quality factor
iv. The external quality factor
v. The circuit efficiency
vi. The electronic efficiency
An X-band pulsed cylindrical magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 30 kV,
Anode current: Io = 80 A,
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 0.01 Wb/m2,
Radius of cathode cylinder: a = 4 cm,
4
Radius of vane edge to center: b = 8 cm
Compute:
1. The cyclotron angular frequency
2. The cutoff voltage for a fixed Bo.
3. The cutoff magnetic flux density for a fixed Vo
A normal circular magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Inner Radius Ra=0.15cm
Outer radius Rb=0.45cm
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 1.2 mWb/m2
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Determine:
1. The Hull cut-off voltage
2. The cutoff magnetic flux density if the beam voltage Vo =6000 KV
3. The cyclotron angular frequency
An X-band pulsed cylindrical magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 32 kV,
Anode current: Io = 80 A,
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 0.01 Wb/m2,
Radius of cathode cylinder: a = 5 cm,
6
Radius of vane edge to center: b = 10 cm
Compute:
1. The cyclotron angular frequency
2. The cutoff voltage for a fixed Bo.
3. The cutoff magnetic flux density for a fixed Vo
A cylindrical magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 50 kV,
Anode current: Io = 30 A,
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 0.5 Wb/m2,
Radius of cathode cylinder: a = 4 cm,
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Radius of vane edge to center: b = 8 cm
Compute:
1. The cyclotron resonant frequency
2. The cutoff voltage.
3. The cutoff magnetic flux density
An X-band pulsed cylindrical magnetron has the following operating parameters:
Anode voltage: Vo = 26 kV,
Beam current: Io = 27 A,
Magnetic flux density: Bo = 0.336Wb/m2,
Radius of cathode cylinder: a = 5 cm,
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Radius of vane edge to center: b = 10 cm
Compute:
a. The cyclotron angular frequency
b. The cutoff voltage for a fixed Bo
c. The cutoff magnetic flux density for a fixed Vo
