Klystron

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OBJECT TYPE: PROXIMITY FUSE
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0656.001

MANUFACTURER: VARIAN ASSOCIATES
MODEL: VELVET GLOVE/ V-51
LOCATION: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 5.1 cm
Height: 2.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Space Technology
Category: Military
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: VARIAN
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Georgetown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1951 TO MID 1960'S
Canada: PART OF CANADIAN 'VELVET GLOVE' AIR-TO-AIR GUIDED MISSILE DEVELOPED AT THE ELECTRONICS LABORATORY OF DTRE
Function: PART OF PROXIMITY FUSE WHICH TRIGGERED MISSILE ON PROXIMITY TO TARGET. A KLYSTRON IS AN ELECTRON TUBE FOR CONVERTING DC ENERGY INTO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY BY ALTERNATELY SPEEDING UP AND SLOWING DOWN ELECTRONS (ANGELO, P.115)
Technical: KLYSTRONS USED IN THE PROXIMITY FUSE WERE AVAILABLE ONLY IN THE U.S. & DESIGN WAS TOO HIGHLY CLASSIFIED FOR THEM TO BE SHIPPED ACROSS THE BORDER. VARIAN THEREFORE ESTABLISHED A PLANT AT GEORGETOWN TO PRODUCE THEM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BLACK LETTERING READING 'VARIAN AS'/ DETACHED LABEL READING 'V-51 VARIAN KLYSTRON'
Missing: N/A
Finish: TRANSPARENT, AMBER SYNTHETIC/ PLATED & UNPLATED METAL
Decoration: N/A

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VARIAN ASSOCIATES, Klystron, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1982.0656, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0656.001/

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