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Title: High-energy accelerator for beams of heavy ions

Abstract

An apparatus for accelerating heavy ions to high energies and directing the accelerated ions at a target comprises a source of singly ionized heavy ions of an element or compound of greater than 100 atomic mass units, means for accelerating the heavy ions, a storage ring for accumulating the accelerated heavy ions and switching means for switching the heavy ions from the storage ring to strike a target substantially simultaneously from a plurality of directions. In a particular embodiment the heavy ion that is accelerated is singly ionized hydrogen iodide. After acceleration, if the beam is of molecular ions, the ions are dissociated to leave an accelerated singly ionized atomic ion in a beam. Extraction of the beam may be accomplished by stripping all the electrons from the atomic ion to switch the beam from the storage ring by bending it in magnetic field of the storage ring.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. La Grange, IL
  2. Chicago, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
862996
Patent Number(s):
4069457
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
high-energy; accelerator; beams; heavy; apparatus; accelerating; energies; directing; accelerated; target; comprises; source; singly; ionized; element; compound; 100; atomic; mass; units; means; storage; accumulating; switching; strike; substantially; simultaneously; plurality; directions; particular; embodiment; hydrogen; iodide; acceleration; beam; molecular; dissociated; leave; extraction; accomplished; stripping; electrons; switch; bending; magnetic; field; atomic mass; target comprises; particular embodiment; substantially simultaneously; magnetic field; hydrogen iodide; switching means; substantially simultaneous; ionized atomic; /315/376/

Citation Formats

Martin, Ronald L, and Arnold, Richard C. High-energy accelerator for beams of heavy ions. United States: N. p., 1978. Web.
Martin, Ronald L, & Arnold, Richard C. High-energy accelerator for beams of heavy ions. United States.
Martin, Ronald L, and Arnold, Richard C. Sun . "High-energy accelerator for beams of heavy ions". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862996.
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title = {High-energy accelerator for beams of heavy ions},
author = {Martin, Ronald L and Arnold, Richard C},
abstractNote = {An apparatus for accelerating heavy ions to high energies and directing the accelerated ions at a target comprises a source of singly ionized heavy ions of an element or compound of greater than 100 atomic mass units, means for accelerating the heavy ions, a storage ring for accumulating the accelerated heavy ions and switching means for switching the heavy ions from the storage ring to strike a target substantially simultaneously from a plurality of directions. In a particular embodiment the heavy ion that is accelerated is singly ionized hydrogen iodide. After acceleration, if the beam is of molecular ions, the ions are dissociated to leave an accelerated singly ionized atomic ion in a beam. Extraction of the beam may be accomplished by stripping all the electrons from the atomic ion to switch the beam from the storage ring by bending it in magnetic field of the storage ring.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1978},
month = {1}
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