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Heat-pipe-oven molecular-beam source

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5630509
An atomic beam source or molecular beam source constructed in accordance with this invention comprises a porous wicking oven substrate (which as used herein means the body of the oven). The oven is heated so as to maintain a temperature gradient between the orifice and a portion of the substrate remote from the orifice so as to create a source region for providing evaporated working material molecules in line of sight with the orifice, and a collimating region including at least a portion of the cavity for collimating the evaporated working material molecules to form the molecular beam and for recirculating working material condensate to the source region of the substrate.
Assignee:
Dept. of Commerce, Washington, DC
Patent Number(s):
None
OSTI ID:
5630509
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English