Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear fusion – Including accelerating particles into a stationary or static...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-11-21
2006-11-21
Palabrica, Richard (Department: 3663)
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear fusion
Including accelerating particles into a stationary or static...
C376S105000, C376S100000, C310S011000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07139349
ABSTRACT:
A spherical neutron generator is formed with a small spherical target and a spherical shell RF-driven plasma ion source surrounding the target. A deuterium (or deuterium and tritium) ion plasma is produced by RF excitation in the plasma ion source using an RF antenna. The plasma generation region is a spherical shell between an outer chamber and an inner extraction electrode. A spherical neutron generating target is at the center of the chamber and is biased negatively with respect to the extraction electrode which contains many holes. Ions passing through the holes in the extraction electrode are focused onto the target which produces neutrons by D-D or D-T reactions.
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Milner Joseph R.
Palabrica Richard
The Regents of the University of California
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