Plasma accelerator

Patent · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002

OSTI ID:874903

Wang, Zhehui ^[1]; Barnes, Cris W ^[2]

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1. Los Alamos, NM
2. Santa Fe, NM

There has been invented an apparatus for acceleration of a plasma having coaxially positioned, constant diameter, cylindrical electrodes which are modified to converge (for a positive polarity inner electrode and a negatively charged outer electrode) at the plasma output end of the annulus between the electrodes to achieve improved particle flux per unit of power.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 6486593
• OSTI ID: 874903
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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plasma
accelerator
invented
apparatus
acceleration
coaxially
positioned
constant
diameter
cylindrical
electrodes
modified
converge
positive
polarity
inner
electrode
negatively
charged
outer
output
annulus
achieve
improved
particle
flux
unit
power
negatively charged
cylindrical electrode
coaxially position
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