Calorimetric measurements of the output power of the 2.48 GHz commercial magnetron

Authors

Leo Mendel D. Rosario ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Roy B. Tumlos ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

A 2.45-GHz magnetron from a domestic microwave oven, with a power output rating of 1.5 kW, is utilized as the microwave source in the design of a multi-purpose Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma device in the Plasma Physics Laboratory of NIP. Measurements of the power output to a 2-liter water load and a dummy load were obtained using calorimetry. The experiment shows that it is possible to achieve a relatively stable maximum average power of 190 Watts delivered to the 2-liter water load continuously for at least 10 minutes. It is also shown that the magnetron can deliver a maximum power of about 2.2 kW.

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Issue

2004: Proceedings of the 22nd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2004-PA-03

Section

Poster Session PA

Published

2004-10-25

How to Cite

[1]

LMD Rosario and RB Tumlos, Calorimetric measurements of the output power of the 2.48 GHz commercial magnetron, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 22, SPP-2004-PA-03 (2004). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2004-PA-03.