METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAPPING IONS IN A MAGNETIC FIELD

Patent · Tue Apr 17 00:00:00 EST 1962

OSTI ID:4801696

Luce, J S

A method and apparatus are described for trapping ions within an evacuated container and within a magnetic field utilizing dissociation and/or ionization of molecular ions to form atomic ions and energetic neutral particles. The atomic ions are magnetically trapped as a result of a change of charge-to- mass ratio. The molecular ions are injected into the container and into the path of an energetic carbon arc discharge which dissociates and/or ionizes a portion of the molecular ions into atomic ions and energetic neutrals. The resulting atomic ions are trapped by the magnetic field to form a circulating beam of atomic ions, and the energetic neutrals pass out of the system and may be utilized in a particle accelerator. (AEC)

• Research Organization: Originating Research Org. not identified
• NSA Number: NSA-16-014195
• Assignee: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
• Patent Number(s): US 3030543
• OSTI ID: 4801696
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
ATOMS
CARBON
CONFINEMENT
DECOMPOSITION
ELECTRIC ARCS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES
INJECTION
ION BEAMS
IONIZATION
IONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MASS
MOLECULES
PLANNING
PLASMA
ROTATION
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
VACUUM
VESSELS