Three chamber negative ion source

Title: Three chamber negative ion source

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It is an object of this invention provide a negative ion source which efficiently provides a large flux of negatively ionized particles. This invention provides a volume source of negative ions which has a current density sufficient for magnetic fusion applications and has electrons suppressed from the output. It is still another object of this invention to provide a volume source of negative ions which can be electrostatically accelerated to high energies and subsequently neutralized to form a high energy neutral beam for use with a magnetically confined plasma.

Inventors:: Leung, K N; Ehlers, K W; Hiskes, J R

Issue Date:: 1983-11-10

OSTI Identifier:: 6731178

Application Number:: ON: DE84014505

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48; AC03-76SF00098

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ION SOURCES; SPECIFICATIONS; ANIONS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONS; NEUTRAL ATOM BEAM INJECTION; NEUTRAL BEAM SOURCES; BEAM INJECTION; CHARGED PARTICLES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; IONS; LEPTONS; 700205* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Fuel, Heating, & Injection Systems

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