A particle accelerator employing transient space charge potentials

Patent · Thu Feb 25 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6178474

Post, R. F.

The invention provides an accelerator for ions and charged particles. The plasma is generated and confined in a magnetic mirror field. The electrons of the plasma are heated to high temperatures. A series of local coils are placed along the axis of the magnetic mirror field. As an ion or particle beam is directed along the axis in sequence the coils are rapidly pulsed creating a space charge to accelerate and focus the beam of ions or charged particles. 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7160384
• Application Number: ON: DE89010767
• OSTI ID: 6178474
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
ACCELERATORS
DESIGN
ION BEAMS
ACCELERATION
FOCUSING
INVENTIONS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
SPACE CHARGE
BEAMS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
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