Radiant energy – With charged particle beam deflection or focussing – With target means
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-16
2008-03-25
Berman, Jack (Department: 2881)
Radiant energy
With charged particle beam deflection or focussing
With target means
C315S005410, C315S004000, C315S005000, C315S005420, C315S003000, C315S382100, C372S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07348569
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for accelerating charged particles are disclosed, wherein the method comprises using at least a transverse component of a temporally and spatially shaped electromagnetic field to accelerate one or more charged particles.
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Feurer Thomas
Nelson Keith A.
Torchinsky Darius H.
Berman Jack
Fish & Richardson P.C.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sahu Meenakshi S
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