| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 5152956 |
Neutron tube comprising an electrostatic ion source |
October 6, 1992 |
| A sealed neutron tube is set forth, containing a low-pressure gaseous deuterium-tritium mixture wherefrom an ion source (13) forms an ion beam which traverses an acceleration electrode (17) and is projected with high energy onto a target (16) in order to produce therein a fusion reaction |
| 5130077 |
Device for extraction and acceleration of ions in a high-flux neutron tube with an additional au |
July 14, 1992 |
| A device is set forth for the extraction and acceleration of ions in a sealed high-flux neutron tube in which an ion beam (3) is extracted from an ion source (1), after which it is accelerated by means of an acceleration electrode (2) so as to be projected onto a target electrode (4) |
| 5112564 |
Ion extraction and acceleration device for reducing the re-acceleration of secondary electrons i |
May 12, 1992 |
| A device is set forth for the extraction and acceleration of ions in a high flux sealed neutron tube containing a low-pressure gaseous deuterium-tritium mixture, where an ion source (12) supplies several ion beams (3a, 3b, . . . 3e) which are projected onto a target electrode (4) by |
| 5104610 |
Device for perfecting an ion source in a neutron tube |
April 14, 1992 |
| The divergence of the magnetic field for confining the ionized gas (9) in a sealed high-flux neutron tube comprising a Penning-type ion source (1) is increased in the direction of the ion emission zone by influencing the magnet assembly (8) of the ion source. The ion beam extracted from |
| 5013969 |
Protective device for neutron tubes |
May 7, 1991 |
| A protective device for a neutron tube including an ion source having an anode (2) which is brought to a positive potential relative to a cathode (3) by means of a source supply. An ion beam accelerated by means of an acceleration electrode (5) strikes a target (6) disposed on an insulat |
| 5008585 |
Vacuum arc sources of ions |
April 16, 1991 |
| A vacuum arc source of ions of metals utilizing the principle of forming anode spots, whose anode surface (8) is fed with liquid metal (7) originating from a reservoir (6) through a connection member (9). The connection member is preferably constituted by a material chosen so that it |
| 4994164 |
Metal ion implantation apparatus |
February 19, 1991 |
| A metallurgic implantation apparatus of metal ions having a large emitting surface, a considerable flux and a controllable implantation depth comprises within an implantation chamber held in vacuo at least one vacuum arc ion source (1, 2, 3, 4) from which the ions (5) are extracted and |
| 4939425 |
Four-electrode ion source |
July 3, 1990 |
| A vacuum arc ion source comprises an anode (2 or 3) and a cathode (1) which face each other and whose plasma (7) is emitted perpendicularly to the cathode surface. The projection of this plasma is obtained by means of two independent appropriately biased grids (4 and 5). |
| 4924138 |
Device comprising a vacuum ion arc source |
May 8, 1990 |
| A vacuum arc ion device having a plasma-emissive cathode and an anode, each being energized with suitable potentials, and having the further structure for eliminating micro drops of molten material which micro drops are emitted for certain materials during plasma formation. |
