Klystron

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    an electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation.

    "Then, he must misphase two klystrons, adjusting by equal and opposite amounts until the beam energy is correct."

  2. 2
    an electron tube used to generate or amplify electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region by velocity modulation wordnet

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"Then, he must misphase two klystrons, adjusting by equal and opposite amounts until the beam energy is correct."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλύδων (klúdōn, “surf”) + -τρον (-tron).

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electromagnetic radiationelectron tube

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