Neutral particle beam intensity controller
Abstract
A neutral beam intensity controller is provided for a neutral beam generator in which a neutral beam is established by accelerating ions from an ion source into a gas neutralizer. An amplitude modulated, rotating magnetic field is applied to the accelerated ion beam in the gas neutralizer to defocus the resultant neutral beam in a controlled manner to achieve intensity control of the neutral beam along the beam axis at constant beam energy. The rotating magnetic field alters the orbits of ions in the gas neutralizer before they are neutralized, thereby controlling the fraction of neutral particles transmitted out of the neutralizer along the central beam axis to a fusion device or the like. The altered path or defocused neutral particles are sprayed onto an actively cooled beam dump disposed perpendicular to the neutral beam axis and having a central open for passage of the focused beam at the central axis of the beamline. Virtually zero therough 100% intensity control is achieved by varying the magnetic field strength without altering the ion source beam intensity or its species yield.
- Inventors:
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- Oak Ridge, TN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865892
- Patent Number(s):
- 4596687
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- neutral; particle; beam; intensity; controller; provided; generator; established; accelerating; source; gas; neutralizer; amplitude; modulated; rotating; magnetic; field; applied; accelerated; defocus; resultant; controlled; manner; achieve; control; axis; constant; energy; alters; orbits; neutralized; controlling; fraction; particles; transmitted; central; fusion; device; altered; path; defocused; sprayed; actively; cooled; dump; disposed; perpendicular; passage; focused; beamline; virtually; zero; therough; 100; achieved; varying; strength; altering; species; yield; rotating magnetic; amplitude modulated; neutral particle; neutral particles; beam dump; beam generator; beam intensity; central axis; particle beam; magnetic field; field strength; beam energy; neutral beam; controlled manner; focused beam; beam axis; actively cooled; source beam; intensity control; central beam; disposed perpendicular; intensity controller; species yield; constant beam; /376/250/313/
Citation Formats
Dagenhart, William K. Neutral particle beam intensity controller. United States: N. p., 1986.
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Dagenhart, William K. Neutral particle beam intensity controller. United States.
Dagenhart, William K. Wed .
"Neutral particle beam intensity controller". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865892.
@article{osti_865892,
title = {Neutral particle beam intensity controller},
author = {Dagenhart, William K},
abstractNote = {A neutral beam intensity controller is provided for a neutral beam generator in which a neutral beam is established by accelerating ions from an ion source into a gas neutralizer. An amplitude modulated, rotating magnetic field is applied to the accelerated ion beam in the gas neutralizer to defocus the resultant neutral beam in a controlled manner to achieve intensity control of the neutral beam along the beam axis at constant beam energy. The rotating magnetic field alters the orbits of ions in the gas neutralizer before they are neutralized, thereby controlling the fraction of neutral particles transmitted out of the neutralizer along the central beam axis to a fusion device or the like. The altered path or defocused neutral particles are sprayed onto an actively cooled beam dump disposed perpendicular to the neutral beam axis and having a central open for passage of the focused beam at the central axis of the beamline. Virtually zero therough 100% intensity control is achieved by varying the magnetic field strength without altering the ion source beam intensity or its species yield.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
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