Radiant energy – Ion generation – Field ionization type
Patent
1980-12-30
1982-10-12
Anderson, Bruce C.
Radiant energy
Ion generation
Field ionization type
3133631, H01J 2700
Patent
active
043541135
ABSTRACT:
An ion source comprises a cylindrical chamber having a longitudinal exit slit formed therein and two parallel anode wires extending the length of the chamber in the central region thereof and symmetrically disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of the chamber and the exit slit, wherein at each end of the exit slit there is positioned at or near the zero potential equipotential a mask, the separation of the inner ends of the masks defining the width of the ion beam emitted by the source.
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Goode Philip D.
Poole Michael J.
Proctor Gordon W.
Anderson Bruce C.
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
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