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Klystron is a Microwave Generator

Compare SLAC's large, high-power microwave

generator (klystron - below) with this much smaller
one (magnetron - right) from a typical microwave
oven.

A klystron looks and works something like an organ pipe.

In an organ pipe:

Blowing into the organ pipe produces a flow of air.

Flowing air excites vibrations in the cavity of the
whistle.
The vibrations flow into the surrounding air as sound
waves.

Organ Pipe

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Accelerator: Klystron is a Microwave Generator http://www2.slac.stanford.edu/vvc/accelerators/klystron.html

In a klystron:

The electron gun produces a flow of

electrons .
The bunching cavities regulate the
speed of the electrons so that they arrive in
bunches at the output cavity.
The bunches of electrons excite
microwaves in the output cavity of the
klystron.
The microwaves flow into the waveguide
, which transports them to the
accelerator .
The electrons are absorbed in the beam
stop.

Read more about the invention of the klystron.

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