Klystron Tube, 100KW
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Object Details
- Manufacturer
- Varian Associates
- Summary
- “Klystron” is the generic name for the power amplifiers developed for use in radar and microwave devices. This was the first 100 kW Klystron ever built, a considerable technical accomplishment in itself. It was used to bounce radar beams off of the planet Venus and was able to track the planet around the Sun. The smaller 10kW Klystron could only be used when Venus approached near the Earth. The 100 kW Klystron was also used in the first radar exploration of the planet Mars. The 100 kW Klystron added significantly to our knowledge of the orbits of Venus and Mars.
- The NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory transferred this object to the Museum in 1984.
- Credit Line
- Transferred from Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California
- Inventory Number
- A19840658000
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- EQUIPMENT-Electronics
- Materials
- Aluminum, Cadmium Plating, Teflon, Steel, Brass, Plastic, Paint
- Rubber (Silicone)
- Dimensions
- Storage (Rehoused on an aluminum pallet with two other objects): 123.2 × 123.2 × 133.7cm, 154.2kg (48 1/2 × 48 1/2 × 52 5/8 in., 340lb.)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Air and Space Museum Collection
- National Air and Space Museum
- Record ID
- nasm_A19840658000
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv99fbff461-8401-4280-9034-1344fe9fd428
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