COLLECTOR IN MICROWAVE TUBE

Abstract

A collector in a microwave tube has a collector electrode for capturing an electron beam radiated from an electron gun and passing through a slow wave circuit, an insulator disposed in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the collector electrode, and a radiator disposed in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the insulator, wherein the insulator, the outer diameter of the collector electrode, and the inner diameter of the radiator are tapered in the axial direction of the tube.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of a general microwave tube;

FIG. 2A is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating a collector in a conventional microwave tube;

FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A′ in FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3A is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the structure of a collector in a microwave tube according to one embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line A-A′ in FIG. 3A.

Claims

1. A collector in a microwave tube comprising: a collector electrode for capturing an electron beam radiated from an electron gun and passing through a slow wave circuit;an insulator disposed in contact with the outer peripheral surface of said collector electrode; anda radiator disposed in contact with the outer peripheral surface of said insulator,wherein said insulator, the outer diameter of said collector electrode, and the inner diameter of said radiator are tapered in an axial direction of the tube.

2. The collector in a microwave tube according to claim 1, wherein said insulator is tapered in the axial direction of the tube such that said insulator has a diameter which is increasingly smaller toward the downstream side in an electron beam traveling direction.