Compact motor-driven insulated electrostatic particle accelerator

    公开(公告)号:US11968774B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-23

    申请号:US17051948

    申请日:2019-04-19

    IPC分类号: H05H5/03 H05H5/04 H05H5/06

    CPC分类号: H05H5/03 H05H5/04 H05H5/06

    摘要: According to some embodiments, an electrostatic particle accelerator may include an assembly having a motor and support plate; an acceleration tube; one or more stage assemblies each having an alternator coupled to a common drive shaft, a power supply coupled to one of the plurality of electrodes, and an opening to receive a portion of the acceleration tube; a pressure vessel configured to enclose the acceleration tube when the pressure vessel is fastened to the support plate; and a circulator configured to pump high pressure gas into the pressure vessel. The acceleration tube can include an ion source, an extraction assembly, and a plurality of tube segments each having a plurality of electrodes and one or more power connectors attached to one of the electrodes.

    Charged particles accelerator apparatus, charged particle gun and method of accelerating charged particles

    公开(公告)号:US10304651B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15454442

    申请日:2017-03-09

    摘要: Accelerator apparatus (100) for accelerating charged particles (2) with pulsed radiation includes horn-shaped coupling device (10) with at least one horn coupler (11, 15) having input aperture (12), electrically conductive walls (13) and output aperture (14), wherein pulsed radiation is received at input aperture and focused towards output aperture, and waveguide device (20) coupled with the output aperture and configured for receiving focused pulsed radiation. Waveguide device includes injection section (21) for providing charged particles and subjecting them to acceleration by pulsed radiation in injection section, and lateral output port (23) for releasing accelerated charged particles along particle acceleration direction. The at least one horn coupler receives linearly polarized single cycle pulses (1) including broadband frequency spectrum shaped as a linearly polarized plane wave and focuses linearly polarized single cycle pulses. Waveguide device has non-resonant broadband transmission characteristic. Furthermore, charged particle gun and method of accelerating charged particles are described.

    Short pulse neutron generator
    67.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10278276B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-30

    申请号:US15190035

    申请日:2016-06-22

    摘要: Short pulse neutron generators are described herein. In a general embodiment, the short pulse neutron generator includes a Blumlein structure. The Blumlein structure includes a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate, a third conductive plate, at least one of an inductor or a resistor, a switch, and a dielectric material. The first conductive plate is positioned relative to the second conductive plate such that a gap separates these plates. A vacuum chamber is positioned in the gap, and an ion source is positioned to emit ions in the vacuum chamber. The third conductive plate is electrically grounded, and the switch is operable to electrically connect and disconnect the second conductive plate and the third conductive plate. The at least one of the resistor or the inductor is coupled to the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate.

    Orthogonal acceleration system for time-of-flight mass spectrometer
    70.
    发明授权
    Orthogonal acceleration system for time-of-flight mass spectrometer 有权
    飞行时间质谱仪的正交加速系统

    公开(公告)号:US09576782B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-21

    申请号:US14928793

    申请日:2015-10-30

    发明人: David G. Welkie

    摘要: An orthogonal pulse accelerator for a Time-of-Flight mass analyzer includes an electrically-conductive first plate extending in a first plane, and a second plate spaced from the first plate. The second plate includes a grid that defines a plurality of apertures each having a first dimension extending in a first direction and a second dimension orthogonal to the first dimension, the first and second dimensions lying in the second plane and the second dimension begin larger than the first dimension. The first and second plates are positioned in the Time-of-Flight mass analyzer to receive, during operation of the mass analyzer, an ion beam propagating in the first direction in a region between the first and second plates, and the orthogonal pulse accelerator directs ions in the ion beam through the apertures.

    摘要翻译: 用于飞行时间质量分析器的正交脉冲加速器包括在第一平面中延伸的导电第一板和与第一板间隔开的第二板。 第二板包括限定多个孔的栅格,每个孔具有在第一方向上延伸的第一尺寸和与第一尺寸正交的第二尺寸,第一和第二尺寸位于第二平面中,而第二尺寸开始大于 第一维度。 第一和第二板位于飞行时间质量分析器中,以在质量分析仪的操作期间接收在第一和第二板之间的区域中沿第一方向传播的离子束,并且正交脉冲加速器指示 离子束中的离子通过孔。