Production of large resonant plasma volumes in microwave electron cyclotron resonance ion sources
Abstract
Microwave injection methods for enhancing the performance of existing electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion sources. The methods are based on the use of high-power diverse frequency microwaves, including variable-frequency, multiple-discrete-frequency, and broadband microwaves. The methods effect large resonant "volume" ECR regions in the ion sources. The creation of these large ECR plasma volumes permits coupling of more microwave power into the plasma, resulting in the heating of a much larger electron population to higher energies, the effect of which is to produce higher charge state distributions and much higher intensities within a particular charge state than possible in present ECR ion sources.
- Inventors:
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- Kingston, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871999
- Patent Number(s):
- 5841237
- Assignee:
- Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01J - ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-96OR22464
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- production; resonant; plasma; volumes; microwave; electron; cyclotron; resonance; sources; injection; methods; enhancing; performance; existing; ecr; based; high-power; diverse; frequency; microwaves; including; variable-frequency; multiple-discrete-frequency; broadband; effect; volume; regions; creation; permits; coupling; power; resulting; heating; larger; population; energies; produce; charge; distributions; intensities; particular; ecr plasma; electron cyclotron; frequency microwave; microwave power; cyclotron resonance; plasma volume; microwave electron; /315/
Citation Formats
Alton, Gerald D. Production of large resonant plasma volumes in microwave electron cyclotron resonance ion sources. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Alton, Gerald D. Production of large resonant plasma volumes in microwave electron cyclotron resonance ion sources. United States.
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"Production of large resonant plasma volumes in microwave electron cyclotron resonance ion sources". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871999.
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author = {Alton, Gerald D},
abstractNote = {Microwave injection methods for enhancing the performance of existing electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion sources. The methods are based on the use of high-power diverse frequency microwaves, including variable-frequency, multiple-discrete-frequency, and broadband microwaves. The methods effect large resonant "volume" ECR regions in the ion sources. The creation of these large ECR plasma volumes permits coupling of more microwave power into the plasma, resulting in the heating of a much larger electron population to higher energies, the effect of which is to produce higher charge state distributions and much higher intensities within a particular charge state than possible in present ECR ion sources.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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