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Method and apparatus for the production of cluster ions

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OSTI ID:866641
A method and apparatus for the production of cluster ions, and preferably isotopic hydrogen cluster ions is disclosed. A gas, preferably comprising a carrier gas and a substrate gas, is cooled to about its boiling point and expanded through a supersonic nozzle into a region maintained at a low pressure. Means are provided for the generation of a plasma in the gas before or just as it enters the nozzle.
Research Organization:
ASSOC UNIVERSITIES INC
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Number(s):
US 4755344
OSTI ID:
866641
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English