Radiant energy – Ion generation – Methods
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-22
2010-06-22
Berman, Jack I (Department: 2881)
Radiant energy
Ion generation
Methods
C250S42300F, C250S492300, C250S341200, C435S006120, C435S183000, C435S091100, C313S011000, C313S015000, C313S037000
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ABSTRACT:
Ferroelectric, pyroelectric and piezoelectric crystals are used to generate spatially localized high energy (up to and exceeding 100 keV) electron and ion beams, which may be used in a wide variety of applications including pulsed neutron generation, therapeutic X-ray/electron devices, elemental analysis, local scanning chemical analysis, high energy scanning microscopy, point source compact transmission electron microscopy, compact ion beam sources, positron sources, micro-thrusters for ion engines, and improved fusion efficiency especially of the Farnsworth type. The high-energy emission can be created by simply heating the material or by application of external coercive electromagnetic and acoustic fields.
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Written Opinion of the Internation Searching Authority for PCT/US2005/014003. Nov. 29, 2006.
Gimzewski James K.
Naranjo Brian B.
Putterman Seth
Berman Jack I
Daley Henry J.
Sahu Meenakshi S
The Regents of the University of California
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