High brilliance negative ion and neutral beam source

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:867839

Compton, Robert N ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge, TN

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.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 5019705
• OSTI ID: 867839
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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
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