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  Klystron

  a brand name for a vacuum tube containing an electron gun, a resonator that changes the velocity of the electron beam in accordance with a signal buncher resonator, a drift tube in which the electron velocity does not change, another resonator that abstracts energy from the electron beam catcher resonator, and an electrode that collects the electrons collector electrode. It has several ultra-high-frequency applications.
• klystron
  klystron

  noun

  an electron tube for the amplification or generation of microwaves by means of velocity modulation

Klystron

American  

[klis-tron, klahy-stron, -struhn] / ˈklɪs trɒn, ˈklaɪ strɒn, -strən /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a vacuum tube containing an electron gun, a resonator that changes the velocity of the electron beam in accordance with a signal buncher resonator, a drift tube in which the electron velocity does not change, another resonator that abstracts energy from the electron beam catcher resonator, and an electrode that collects the electrons collector electrode. It has several ultra-high-frequency applications.

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klystron British  

/ ˈklɪstrɒn, ˈklaɪ- /

noun

1. an electron tube for the amplification or generation of microwaves by means of velocity modulation

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Etymology

Origin of klystron

C20 klys-, from Greek klus-, kluzein to wash over, break over + _-tron

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At its heart is something called Klystron dual-polarization Doppler.

From New York Times ● Jul. 19, 2011

Today, as the biggest producer of the klystron tube, which guides Air Force missiles and irradiates Army food, Varian has grown from seven employees to 1,230, did an annual business of $11 million in 1956.

From Time Magazine Archive

Across the far north of Canada and Alaska, Litton klystron tubes generate radar beams for the Distant Early Warning line.

From Time Magazine Archive

The nature and significance of these secrets are suggested by one secret which leaked: the klystron.

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