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US2446826A
US2446826A US482995A US48299543A US2446826A US 2446826 A US2446826 A US 2446826A US 482995 A US482995 A US 482995A US 48299543 A US48299543 A US 48299543A US 2446826 A US2446826 A US 2446826A
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    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J25/00—Transit-time tubes, e.g. klystrons, travelling-wave tubes, magnetrons
    • H01J25/50—Magnetrons, i.e. tubes with a magnet system producing an H-field crossing the E-field
    • H01J25/52—Magnetrons, i.e. tubes with a magnet system producing an H-field crossing the E-field with an electron space having a shape that does not prevent any electron from moving completely around the cathode or guide electrode
    • H01J25/54—Magnetrons, i.e. tubes with a magnet system producing an H-field crossing the E-field with an electron space having a shape that does not prevent any electron from moving completely around the cathode or guide electrode having only one cavity or other resonator, e.g. neutrode tubes
    • H01J25/55—Coaxial cavity magnetrons

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  • My invention relates to electric discharge devices and more particularly to electric discharge devices, such as magnetrons, for producing ultra high frequency electrical oscillations.
  • I provide a new and improved ultra high frequency discharge device of the magnetron type wherein the field discontinuity at the surface of the anode is substantially lessened and whereby energy may be extracted from the electron beam or the space charge more effectively than that afforded by the prior art arrangements.
  • I provide a new and improved electric discharge device of the magnetron type wherein the oscillating electrons of the electric discharge produced by the interaction of a magnetic and an electric field effect energization of a tuned space resonant region defined by a shelllike or hollow annular member which also serves as an anode structure.
  • the member which ole-- fines the annular hollow chamber or region may be considered as a dielectric wave guide of the hollow pipe type which is selectively responsive to a predetermined frequency of the oscillations produced by the electric discharge and is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings, such as tuned or resonant slots also resonant to a particular frequency.
  • the frequency selectivity of the slots or apertures is determined by the longitudinal and circumferential dimensions thereof.
  • I provide in the face of the member defining the space resonant region or zone fretlik arrays of openings constituting circumferential and longitudinal slots or apertures tuned or correlated to the frequency of oscillation of the electric discharge and which utilizes both the radial and the tangential component of the electric field incident to the electrons constituting the space charge.
  • the space resonant region or chamber is selectively energized at a predetermined frequency.
  • FIG. 1 diagrammatically illustrates an embodiment of my invention as applied to an electric discharge device of the magnetron type employing a pair of permanently magnetized pole pieces;
  • Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the annular member which defines the space resonant region or chamber;
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inner face of the resonant chamber or anode part which in conjunction with the cathode establishes the electric discharg path;
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of an alternative resonant slot array which may be employed in the anode part, and Figs.
  • 5 and 6 are still further modifications of the aperture array which may be employed in the anode part and in which the apertures or slots are positioned to effect a fret-like configuration wherein both the radial and tangential components of the electric field incident to the oscillating electrons may be utilized effectively.
  • Fig. 1 of the drawing I have plurality of radially extending fins not shown for the purpose of dissipating heat.
  • anode structure 4 shown in detailed plan view in Fig. 2.
  • the anode structure comprises an annular shell-' like or hollow member or a plurality of joined members preferably constructed of metal in order to define a space resonant chamber or wave guide 5 of annular configuration.
  • annular metallic member 6 having a U-shaped configuration providing an elongated central opening 7 within which is placed an anode part which may be formed by a tubular metallic member 8 joined to or formed integral with member 6.
  • the longitudinal or axial dimension a of the chamber 5 is chosen with respect to the radial dimension 1' so that this region or chamber is resonant to a particular or predetermined frequency thereby rendering it selectively responsive to a predetermined frequency of the electrical oscillations produced by the electrons of the electric discharge produced by the interaction of the electric and magnetic fields described hereinafter.
  • the annular chamber 5 is designed to support a standing electromagnetic wave or a plurality of" such waves, and although the chamber 5 may be hollow, by the use of such term I nevertheless contemplate the provision of suitable dielectric means therein where the design of the electric discharge device and the chamber itself entails the presence of voltage of sufficient magnitude to make the use of insulating or dielectric means desirable or feasible.
  • Anode part 8 is provided with a plurality of resonant apertures in order to effect selective energization of the resonant chamber 5.
  • I may employ a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal resonant slots 9 uniformly spaced around member 3.
  • the number of slots should be even and should be correlated to the frequency of the electron oscillations or a multiple thereof.
  • Member 6 and the anode part 8 may preferably consist of copper, and the member 6 may be supported at the inner surface of tube 1 by being brazed to that surface.
  • tube 1 tapered magnetic pole pieces 10 and H, which may be permanently magnetized, and which are directed axially of the tube I and which may extend a substantial distance within the openin provided by anode part 8 and in proximity to the ends of the resonant slots or apertures 9.
  • magnetic pole pieces 10 and H which may be permanently magnetized, and which are directed axially of the tube I and which may extend a substantial distance within the openin provided by anode part 8 and in proximity to the ends of the resonant slots or apertures 9.
  • these members should be constructed of a mag netizable material having a high coercive force and a high energy factor.
  • One of the metals which may be used in this connection is that alloy or group of alloys of aluminum, nickel and cobalt.
  • the pole pieces may be seated upon relatively thick disklike members l2 and I3 consisting of a ferromagnetic material such as steel.
  • clamping rings 14 and I5 which are slipped over the pole pieces and welded to the base members. Accurate spacing of the pole pieces I0 and H with reference to anode structure 4 may be obtained by use of spacing rings I6 and I! used in the manner indicated.
  • each of these rings is interposed between one surface of the anode structure and a surface of apertured disks [8 and I9, each disk in turn being in abutment with appropriately formed shoulders 20 and 2
  • pole pieces I0 and Il may be provided respectively with longitudinal openings or channels 22 and 23 which are preferably of circular cross section having ends thereof which terminate in the faces of the magnetic pole pieces l0 and II.
  • a cathode such as a thermionic cathode, is positioned axially and centrally within the opening provided by anode part 8 and may comprise a flanged cylinder 24 coated with a suitable electron emissive material, such as an alkaline earth metal or oxide thereof.
  • a cathode heating element 25 the lower terminal of which is electrically connected to an end disk 26, the latter being welded or soldered to cylinder 24.
  • the upper part of cylinder 24 is closed by another end disk 21 which is also welded or soldered to cylinder 24.
  • Disk 21 may be apertured to permit the extension therethrough of the cathode supporting structure to be described immediately hereinafter.
  • This supporting structure may comprise an insulator 28 supported by the inner surface of channel 22 and abutting a copper cylinder 29, and a concentric cable construction comprising an outer tubular conductor 30 and an inner conductor 3
  • the concentric cable construction extends through the aperture in the end disk 21 of the cathode structure and firmly maintains this 5 structure in axial position by suitable mechanical expedients such as a locking disk or disks 31 and a spacing ring 38 which may be constructed of a suitable temperature resistant metal such as nickel or molybdenum,
  • I may provide output electrode means which may take the form of a loop 39 extending into the chamber 5 and constituting an extension of an inner conductor 40 of a concentric transmission line comprising conductor 45] and an outer tubular conductor 4 I.
  • Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the resonant apertures or slots 9 which are located in the anode part 8.
  • the longitudinal dimension is preferably made a half wave length, or a multiple thereof, of the electrical oscillations produced by the electrons constituting the electric discharge or space charge between the heating element 25 and anode part 8.
  • the electrical longitudinal length of the resonant slots 9 must be chosen to compensate for the end efiects thereof, and the circumferential dimension of the slots 9 is chosen with respect to the longitudinal dimension (1 so that each of these slots constitutes a resonant aperture effecting a concentration across the dimensions of an electric component of the field produced by the oscillating electrons.
  • each of the slots 9 is selectively responsive to a predetermined frequency of the oscillating electron space charge, and consequently selectively energizes the space resonant region or chamber 5 which, in turn, is also resonant to this frequency.
  • the aperture may be resonant by having a predetermined relationship or ratio between the dimensions 0 and d. However, by making the dimension (1 equal to 2 the dimension 0 is established or fixed. For very small ratios of c to (1, such as a ratio of one-tenth, the dimension 0 does not aifect the resonance characteristics of the aperture in a primary manner.
  • a voltage such as a unidirectional voltage between the anode part 8 and the cathode structure, particularly cathode cylinder 24 through outer conductor 33, there will be established an electric field between the anode part 8 and the cathode cylinder 24, thereby imparting an oscillatory or helical motion to the electrons.
  • the angular velocity of the electrons constituting the space charge may be considered as determined principally by the strength of the magnetic field which extends longitudinally.
  • the space resonant slots 9 having the principal dimension d thereof substantially perpendicular to the tangential components serve as effective means for producing a potential diiference across the principal dimension by utilizing this tangential component of the electric field. Inasmuch as these slots are tuned to a particular frequency, means are provided for selecting the chosen or selected frequency produced by the electrons for the energization of the space resonant region 5.
  • Fig. 4 I have illustrated an alternative form which the resonant slots or apertures may assume.
  • I have illustrated resonant slots 42 each having a restricted central portion or slit 43 terminated by circular openings 44 and 45.
  • Each of the entire slots is dimensioned in order to be resonant to a particular frequency.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate still further aspects of my invention, and particularly show other forms of aperture arrays which may be employed to derive energy from the oscillating electrons constituting the space charge.
  • These arrays each include a plurality of longitudinal apertures which are resonant to a predetermined frequency and also include circumferential slots or apertures to provide coupling between the longitudinal resonant slots or apertures, thereby causing them to operate in unison or with a predetermined phase relationship which fits the standing wave pattern in the space resonant region.
  • the circumferential slots also serve to utilize to some extent the radial component of the electric field due to the electrons constituting the space charge.
  • These arrays may assume various configurations such as that shown in Fig. 5 wherein the longitudinal and circumferential slots constitute a fret-like configuration.
  • I provide a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal openings 46 interconnected through a common circumferential opening 41.
  • the slots or openings 4'! are dimensioned so that contiguous sections thereof are tuned to half wave lengths of the desired oscillations produced by the electron stream.
  • Fig. 6 represents a still further modification of an array which may be employed in anode part 8 and which constitutes a plurality of alternately spaced longitudinal slots 48 and circumferential slots 49 forming a continuous opening.
  • a longitudinal slot 48 and half portions of adjacent or contiguous circumferential slots 49 may be considered as constituting a tuned section correlated to a predetermined frequency of the electron stream at which it is desired to efiect energization of the space resonant region or chamber.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type including a plurality of electrodes comprising an anode structure and a cathode, said anode structure comprising an annular member of conductive material defining a wave guide capable of supporting standing electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency and having a fret-like array of openings facing said cathode comprising a plurality of interconnected longitudinal and circumferential sections tuned to said frequency.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type including a plurality of electrodes comprising an anode structure and a cathode, said anode structure comprising an annular member of conductive material defining a Wave guide capable of supporting standing electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency and having a fret-like array of openings facing said cathode comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal openings tuned to said frequency and a common interconnecting circumferential opening.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type including a plurality of electrodes comprising an anode structure and a cathode, said anode structure comprising an annular member of conductive material defining a wave guide capable of supporting standing electromagnetic Waves at a predetermined frequency and having a continuous fret-like opening facing said cathode and comprising a plurality of alternately spaced circumferential and longitudinal sections tuned to said frequency.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type including a plurality of electrodes comprising an anode structure and a cathode, adapted to have a unidirectional potential impressed therebetween, magnetic means adjacent said electrodes for establishing a magnetic field between said electrodes, said anode structure comprising an annular member of conductive material surrounding said cathode and defining a wave guide of rectangular cross section capable of supporting standing electromagnetic waves ata predetermined frequency and having a fretlike array of openings facing said cathode comprising a plurality of interconnected longitudinal and circumferential sections tuned to said frequency.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type including a, plurality of electrodes comprising an anode structure and a cathode, adapted to have a unidirectional potential impressed therebetween, magnetic means adjacent said electrodes for establishing a magnetic field between said electrodes, said anode structure comprising an annular member of conductive material surrounding said cathode and defining a wave guide of rectangular cross section capable of supporting standing electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency and having a fretlike array of openings facing said cathode comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal openings tuned to said frequency and a common interconnecting circumferential opening.
  • An electric discharge'device of the magnetron type including a plurality of electrodes comprising an anode-structure and a cathode, adapted to have a unidirectional potential impressed therebetween, magnetic means adjacent said electrodes for establishing a magnetic field between said electrodes, said anode structure comprising an annular member of conductive material surrounding said cathode and defining a wave guide of rectangular cross section capable of supporting standing electromagnetic waves at a predetermined frequency and having a continuous fret-like opening facing said cathode and comprising a plurality of alternately spaced circumferential and longitudinal sections tuned to said frequency.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type comprising an anode in the form of a cylindrical wall provided with circumferentially spaced axial slots therein tuned to resonate at a predetermined frequency, means providing a source of electrons within the cylindrical space defined by said anode wall, means adjacent said anode for subjecting said electrons to the action of mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields to produce curvilinear motion of said electrons and thereby excite the anode sections between said slots, and a Wave guide of generally annular shape with the inner wall thereof formed by said anode wall, said Wave guide being tuned to resonate at said predetermined frequency to produce standing electromagnetic waves in said Wave guide, said slots being uniformly spaced providing two slots for each cycle of said standing waves around said wave guide whereby the wave pattern in said wave guide is substantially continuous, and alternate anode sections are effectively intercoupled magnetically for stable electrical oscillation at said frequency.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type comprising an anode in the form of a cylindrical wall provided with uniformly and circumferentially spaced axial slots therein tuned to resonate at a predetermined frequency, means providing a source of electrons within the cylindrical space defined by said anode wall, means adjacent said anode for subjecting said electrons to the action of mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields to produce curvilinear motion of said electrons and thereby excite said anode slots at said predetermined frequency, and a wave guide of generally annular shape with the inner wall thereof formed by said anode Wall, said wave guide being tuned to resonate at said predetermined frequency whereby standing electromagnetic waves are formed therein, the number of said slots being twice the number of cycles of standing waves in said wave guide.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type comprising an anode in the form of a cylindrical wall provided with an even number of uniformly and circumferentially spaced axial slots therein tuned to resonate at a predetermined frequency, means providing a source of electrons within the cylindrical space defined by said anode wall, means adjacent said anode for subjecting said electrons to the action of mutually perpendicular electric and magnetic fields to produce curvilinear motion of said electrons and thereby excite said anode slots at said predetermined frequency, and a wave guide of generally annular shape with the inner wall thereof formed by said anode wall, said wave guide being turned to resonate at said predetermined frequency, the number of cycles of standingwaves produced therein being one half the number of said slots.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type comprising a plurality of electrodes including a. cathode and anode structure surrounding said cathode, said anode structure comprising a generally annular member defining a confined annular wave guide tuned to support standing electromagnetic waves at a predetermined resonant frequency and having a plurality of circumferentially and uniformly spaced apertures in the inner wall thereof facing said cathode, said apertures being tuned to resonate at said frequency, the number of said apertures being twice the number of cycles of standing waves produced in said wave guide when said wave guide is excited at said predetermined frequency.
  • An electric discharge device of the magnetron type comprising a plurality of electrodes including a cathode and anode structure surrounding said cathode, said anode structure comprising a generally annular member defining a confined annular wave guide having an even number of circumferentially and uniformly spaced cathode, said apertures being tuned to resonate at 10 a predetermined frequency, and said wave guide being also tuned to resonate at said frequency, the number of cycles of standing waves produced therein being one half the number of said apertures.

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