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Single-ring magnetic cusp low gas pressure ion source

Patent ·
OSTI ID:5805520
A single-ring magnetic cusp low gas pressure ion source designed for use in a sealed, nonpumped neutron generator utilizes a cathode and an anode, three electrically floating electrodes (a reflector behind the cathode, a heat shield around the anode, and an aperture plate), together with a single ring-cusp magnetic field, to establish and energy-filtering mechanism for producing atomic-hydrogen ions.
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Energy
Patent Number(s):
US 4529571
OSTI ID:
5805520
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English