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HEAVY ION LINEAR ACCELERATOR

Patent ·
OSTI ID:4251058
A linear accelerator of heavy ions is described. The basic contributions of the invention consist of a method and apparatus for obtaining high energy particles of an element with an increased charge-to-mass ratio. The method comprises the steps of ionizing the atoms of an element, accelerating the resultant ions to an energy substantially equal to one Mev per nucleon, stripping orbital electrons from the accelerated ions by passing the ions through a curtain of elemental vapor disposed transversely of the path of the ions to provide a second charge-to-mass ratio, and finally accelerating the resultant stripped ions to a final energy of at least ten Mev per nucleon.
Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-13-013674
Assignee:
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Patent Number(s):
US 2867748
OSTI ID:
4251058
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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