New AFOSR magnetron may help defeat enemy electronics
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 - 15:07
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) at the University of Michigan invented a new type of magnetron that may be used to defeat enemy electronics. A magnetron is type of vacuum tube used as the frequency source in microwave ovens, radar systems and other high-power microwave circuits.