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ID number:  BIRRC-P0907
Institution:  Research and Cultural Collections
Named collection:  Collection of Historic Physics Instruments
Title / Object name / Definition:  Cavity magnetron magnet
Date made:  1945
Materials:  Permanent magnet alloy in wooden box
Measurements:  16 x 13 x 4 cm. Pole gap 3.8 cm Wooden box 22 x 18 x 9 cm
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Description:  Such permanent magnets were designed for use with the cavity magnetrons developed for radar work during World War II. The image shows magnetron P0896C mounted in the magnet.

Inscriptions / Translations:  TBM6
MAP Ref. No. 10E/A49
Type II Code No TBM
Serial No 1675
Mar. 1945


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