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Pulsed ion beam source

Patent ·
OSTI ID:870461
An improved magnetically-confined anode plasma pulsed ion beam source. Beam rotation effects and power efficiency are improved by a magnetic design which places the separatrix between the fast field flux structure and the slow field structure near the anode of the ion beam source, by a gas port design which localizes the gas delivery into the gap between the fast coil and the anode, by a pre-ionizer ringing circuit connected to the fast coil, and by a bias field means which optimally adjusts the plasma formation position in the ion beam source.
Research Organization:
AT & T CORP
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Number(s):
US 5525805
OSTI ID:
870461
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English