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Title: High brilliance negative ion and neutral beam source

Abstract

A high brilliance mass selected (Z-selected) negative ion and neutral beam source having good energy resolution. The source is based upon laser resonance ionization of atoms or molecules in a small gaseous medium followed by charge exchange through an alkali oven. The source is capable of producing microampere beams of an extremely wide variety of negative ions, and milliampere beams when operated in the pulsed mode.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Oak Ridge, TN
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867839
Patent Number(s):
5019705
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21K - TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING PARTICLES OR IONISING RADIATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
brilliance; negative; neutral; beam; source; mass; selected; z-selected; energy; resolution; based; laser; resonance; ionization; atoms; molecules; gaseous; medium; followed; charge; exchange; alkali; oven; capable; producing; microampere; beams; extremely; wide; variety; milliampere; operated; pulsed; mode; pulsed mode; resonance ionization; energy resolution; gaseous medium; beam source; wide variety; neutral beam; charge exchange; mass selected; /250/

Citation Formats

Compton, Robert N. High brilliance negative ion and neutral beam source. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Compton, Robert N. High brilliance negative ion and neutral beam source. United States.
Compton, Robert N. Tue . "High brilliance negative ion and neutral beam source". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867839.
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abstractNote = {A high brilliance mass selected (Z-selected) negative ion and neutral beam source having good energy resolution. The source is based upon laser resonance ionization of atoms or molecules in a small gaseous medium followed by charge exchange through an alkali oven. The source is capable of producing microampere beams of an extremely wide variety of negative ions, and milliampere beams when operated in the pulsed mode.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
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