First demonstration and performance of an injection locked continuous wave magnetron to phase control a superconducting cavity

The applications of magnetrons to high power proton and cw electron linacs are discussed. An experiment is described where a 2.45 GHz magnetron has been used to drive a single cell superconducting cavity. With the magnetron injection locked, a modest phase control accuracy of 0.95 degrees rms has been demonstrated. Factors limiting performance have been identified.