NON-INCANDESCENT CATHODE OPERATION IN X-BAND MAGNETRON
Journal: Electronics and Information Technologies
Year: 2024

A study of operation of non-incandescent cathode of X-band magnetron is reported, which employs field electron emission thin foil sharp blade-type sources to instigate the primary emission of electrons. We discuss conditions and practical considerations necessary to provide stable operation of the cathode. The problem of engineering and manufacturing a reliable design of totally non-incandescent magnetron cathode turned out to be rather challenging: in the existing cathode-anode block configurat