Operation characteristics of a ten-cavity magnetron with TE11 mode extracted through compact diffraction output

Abstract

We present the design of a ten-cavity magnetron extracting TE11 mode through compact diffraction output (DO). The effect of the DO length and the depth of the vane on the performance of the ten-cavity magnetron are investigated to design a compact diffraction structure. By adjusting the length of DO and the depth of the tapered cavities to provide a proper Qe, the output power and power conversion efficiency have been improved. Simulation results of the magnetron with compact DO (the length of the DO is about half an operation wavelength) show that the microwave power of 3.0 MW with a high conversion efficiency of 62% at 2.4 GHz is achieved under an applied voltage of 56 kV and a fixed axial magnetic field of 0.24 T. In addition, the length of the anode block is designed longer than the cathode to arrange the permanent magnet, which has been preliminary designed.