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Title: Generating highly uniform electromagnetic field characteristics

Abstract

An apparatus and method for generating homogenous electromagnetic fields within a volume. The homogeneity provided may be for magnetic and/or electric fields, and for field magnitude, radial gradient, or higher order radial derivative. The invention comprises conductive pathways oriented mirror symmetrically about a desired region of homogeneity. A corresponding apparatus and method is provided for substantially canceling the electromagnetic field outside of the apparatus, comprising a second set of conductive pathways placed outside the first set.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Albuquerque, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
AT&T
OSTI Identifier:
871369
Patent Number(s):
5717371
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation (Albuquerque, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01R - MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00789
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
generating; highly; uniform; electromagnetic; field; characteristics; apparatus; method; homogenous; fields; volume; homogeneity; provided; magnetic; electric; magnitude; radial; gradient; derivative; comprises; conductive; pathways; oriented; mirror; symmetrically; desired; region; corresponding; substantially; canceling; outside; comprising; set; placed; highly uniform; conductive pathways; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic field; electric field; magnetic field; magnetic fields; electric fields; conductive path; radial derivative; radial gradient; uniform electromagnetic; placed outside; pathways oriented; pathways placed; comprises conductive; field characteristics; field outside; field magnitude; generating homogenous; generating highly; desired region; corresponding apparatus; homogenous electromagnetic; homogeneity provided; /335/324/

Citation Formats

Crow, James Terry. Generating highly uniform electromagnetic field characteristics. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Crow, James Terry. Generating highly uniform electromagnetic field characteristics. United States.
Crow, James Terry. Thu . "Generating highly uniform electromagnetic field characteristics". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871369.
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year = {1998},
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Patent:

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