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CIRCULAR CAVITY SLOT ANTENNA

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4252239
A small-size antenna having a doughnut-shaped field pattern and which can act both as an antenna and a resonant circuit is described. The antenna is of the slotted type and comprises a resonant cavity with a center hole. A circular slot is provided in one wall of the cavity concentric with the hole and a radio frequency source is connected across the slot. The pattern and loading of the antenna are adjusted by varying the position and shape of a center element slidably disposed within the hole and projecting from the slotted side of the resonant cavity. The disclosed structure may also be used to propagate the oscillator signal down a transniission line by replacing the center element with one leg of the transmission line in a spaced relation from the walls of the cavity.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-013506
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2867803
OSTI ID:
4252239
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English