Abstract:
Method and systems for managing clear-down are provided. The method can include generating a clear-down trigger associated with an ion mobility spectrometer and operating the ion mobility spectrometer in fast clear-down mode in response to the clear-down trigger. Methods and systems can further provide that where the ion mobility spectrometer operates in fast-switching mode, the ion mobility spectrometer alternating a plurality of times between operation according to a positive ion mode and operation according to a negative ion mode, and further operating according to the positive ion mode for less than about 1 second before switching to the operation according to the negative ion mode, and operating according to the negative ion mode for less than about 1 second before switching to the operation according to the positive ion mode.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine Quelle zur Erzeugung von gepulsten Ionen- und Elektronenstrahlen. Mit ihr wird ein in seinem Strahlquerschnitt großflächiger Strom geladener Teilchen erzeugt. Die Vakuum-Bogenplasmaquelle wird durch eine den Gesamtstrom bestimmende Last, die aus der Parallelschaltung eines ohmschen Widerstands mit einem Kondensator besteht, zur sichern Zündung geführt. Diese Last ist an den Innenwiderstand des Pulsspannungsgenerators leistungsangepaßt. Die Dimensionierung der elektrischen Bauteile an den Elektroden unter Berücksichtigung vorgegebener Schranken ermöglicht einen in seinem Strahlquerschnitt homogenen Strom geladener Teilchen, der aus ein und demselben Ladungsteilchen bei gleichen Zündelektroden oder aus einem strukturierten Strom unterschiedlicher Teilchensorten bei unterschiedlichem Zündelektrodenmaterial besteht.
Abstract:
An improved magnetically-confined anode plasma pulsed ion beam source (25). Beam rotation effects and power efficiency are improved by a magnetic design which places the separatrix between the fast field flux structure (408) and the slow field structure (414) near the anode (410) of the ion beam source, by a gas port design (404, 406) which localizes the gas delivery into the gap between the fast coil (408) and the anode (410), by a pre-ionizer ringing circuit connected to the fast coil, and by a bias field means (180) which optimally adjusts the plasma formation position in the ion beam source.
Abstract:
A hollow cathode ion source comprising a cylindrical cathode (1) through one end of which at least a discharge maintaining gas or said discharge maintaining gas and a metal vapor is or are introduced, and an anode (2) provided on the other end of said cylindrical cathode (1) and having an ion extraction opening (2a), said gas or said gas and metal vapor being ionized by a discharge between said cylindrical cathode (1) and said anode (2) to produce ions which are extracted through said ion extraction opening (2a) in the axial direction of said cylindrical cathodes (1). The cylindrical cathode in the ion source has a large diameter and may be directly cooled.