Ion beam generating apparatus

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:866458

Brown, Ian G ^[1]; Galvin, James ^[2]

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1. 1088 Woodside Rd., Berkeley, CA 94708
2. 2 Commodore #276, Emeryville, CA 94608

An ion generating apparatus utilizing a vacuum chamber, a cathode and an anode in the chamber. A source of electrical power produces an arc or discharge between the cathode and anode. The arc is sufficient to vaporize a portion of the cathode to form a plasma. The plasma is directed to an extractor which separates the electrons from the plasma, and accelerates the ions to produce an ion beam.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: Brown, Ian G. (1088 Woodside Rd., Berkeley, CA 94708);Galvin, James (2 Commodore #276, Emeryville, CA 94608)
• Patent Number(s): US 4714860
• OSTI ID: 866458
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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